The most beautiful of all the national cemeteries is here.

It is one of the original national cemeteries that were established in 1862.

She further pushed in 1900 to make the site a national cemetery, so that instead of the Johnson family's maintaining it, the federal government would.

A national cemetery was designated for those who did not survive.

It was the 117th national cemetery dedicated under the administration.

Congress passed a law to establish and protect national cemeteries in 1867.

There are no buildings, walls, or fences within the national cemetery.

Burial in a national cemetery is based on military service.

By 1870, the remains of nearly 300,000 Union dead had been buried in 73 national cemeteries.

In 1865, the federal government began creating national military cemeteries for the Union war dead.