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词条 Fort Harrison National Cemetery
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  1. History

  2. Notable interments

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Fort Harrison National Cemetery
| nrhp_type =
| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register
| designated_other1_date = April 28, 1995[1]
| designated_other1_number = 043-0134
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| image = Ft Harrison Natl Cemetery.jpg
| caption =
| nearest_city= Richmond, Virginia
| coordinates = {{coord|37|25|43|N|77|21|59|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Virginia#USA
| built = 1866
| architect = Meigs, Montgomery C.
| architecture = Second Empire
| added = August 10, 1995
| area = {{convert|2|acre}}
| governing_body = U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500016|title=Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS}}
| refnum = 95000921[2]
}}

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 {{convert|1.5|acre}}, 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][3]

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

  • Private George A. Buchanan (1842–1864), Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm during the Civil War.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=2013-09-21|dead-url=yes|df=}}
2. ^{{NRISref|2009a}}
3. ^{{cite web|author=Therese T. Sammartino |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Harrison National Cemetery |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/043-0134_Fort_Harrison_National_Cemetery_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf |date=March 8, 1995 |accessdate=March 23, 2019 |publisher=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission}} and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001173408/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Henrico/FtHarrisonCemetery_photo.htm |date=October 1, 2016 }}

External links

  • National Cemetery Administration
  • Fort Harrison National Cemetery
  • {{HALS |survey=VA-24 |id=va2057 |title=Fort Harrison National Cemetery, 8620 Varina Road, Richmond, Independent City, VA}}
  • {{GNIS|1471332}}
  • Fort Harrison National Cemetery at Find a Grave
{{Protected areas of Virginia}}{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}}

9 : Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia|Protected areas of Henrico County, Virginia|United States national cemeteries|Virginia in the American Civil War|National Register of Historic Places in Henrico County, Virginia|Second Empire architecture in Virginia|1866 establishments in Virginia|Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia|Historic American Landscapes Survey in Virginia

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