Fort Meade National Cemetery Explained

Fort Meade National Cemetery
Established:	1878
Country:	United States
Location:	Sturgis, South Dakota
Type:	United States National Cemetery (closed to new interments)
Size:	1.9acres
Graves:	235
Findagraveid:	97004

Fort Meade National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Sturgis in Meade County, South Dakota. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses . It is maintained by Black Hills National Cemetery.

History

The cemetery was first established by the surviving members of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry on September 24, 1878, not long after Fort Meade was constructed. It was named for General George Meade. It has been closed to new interments since the end of World War II.

Fort Meade National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973.

Noteworthy monuments

• An obelisk monument honors the memory of two soldiers from the 7th Cavalry.

Notable interments

• Private Abram Brant (1849–1878), a Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, during the Indian Wars (cenotaph).^[1]
• Private Albert Knaak (1840–1897), a Medal of Honor recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars.^[2]

External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Fort Meade National Cemetery
• Fort Meade Cavalry Museum

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=mGpECwAAQBAJ&dq=Abram+Brant+fort+meade&pg=PA20 Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=zC5kHahuV4oC&dq=Albert+Knaak+fort+meade&pg=PA151 Fort Meade and the Black Hills