Fort Harrison National Cemetery Explained

Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 28, 1995[1]
Designated Other1 Number:043-0134
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Nearest City:Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4286°N -77.3664°W
Built:1866
Architect:Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:August 10, 1995
Refnum:95000921

Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles (11 km) south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses, and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments.

The cemetery was established in 1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2]

History

Established after the American Civil War as a place to reinter the Union dead from the various battlefield sites around the area, including from the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. The majority of interments at the cemetery are unknown, and also includes four Confederate prisoners of war that were held at the Fort during the time it was held by the Union.

Notable interments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: Therese T. Sammartino . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Harrison National Cemetery . March 8, 1995 . March 23, 2019 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated