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[[File:VIEW OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT PVT. ALBERT KNAAK, SECTION 2, GRAVE 101. VIEW TO WEST. - Fort Meade National Cemetery, Old Stone Road, Sturgis, Meade County, SD HALS SD-3-9.tif|thumb|Grave of Albert Knaak (1840–1897), Medal of Honor recipient]]
[[File:VIEW OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT PVT. ALBERT KNAAK, SECTION 2, GRAVE 101. VIEW TO WEST. - Fort Meade National Cemetery, Old Stone Road, Sturgis, Meade County, SD HALS SD-3-9.tif|thumb|Grave of Albert Knaak (1840–1897), Medal of Honor recipient]]
* Private [[Abram Brant]] (1849–1878), a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for action at the [[Battle of the Little Bighorn]], during the [[Indian Wars]] ([[cenotaph]]).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mGpECwAAQBAJ&dq=Abram+Brant+fort+meade&pg=PA20 ''Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn'']</ref>
* Private [[Abram Brant]] (1849–1878), a Medal of Honor recipient for action at the [[Battle of the Little Bighorn]], during the [[Indian Wars]] ([[cenotaph]]).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mGpECwAAQBAJ&dq=Abram+Brant+fort+meade&pg=PA20 ''Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn'']</ref>
* Private [[Albert Knaak]] (1840–1897), a Medal of Honor recipient for action in [[Arizona Territory]] during the Indian Wars.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zC5kHahuV4oC&dq=Albert+Knaak+fort+meade&pg=PA151 ''Fort Meade and the Black Hills'']</ref>
* Private [[Albert Knaak]] (1840–1897), a Medal of Honor recipient for action in [[Arizona Territory]] during the Indian Wars.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zC5kHahuV4oC&dq=Albert+Knaak+fort+meade&pg=PA151 ''Fort Meade and the Black Hills'']</ref>


Latest revision as of 12:25, 31 January 2025

For other uses, see Fort Meade (disambiguation).
Fort Meade National Cemetery
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Details
Established1878
Location
Sturgis, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
CoordinatesTemplate:Coords
TypeUnited States National Cemetery
(closed to new interments)
SizeScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
No. of graves235
Find a GraveFort Meade National Cemetery

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 1.9 acres (0.77 ha). 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

File:VIEW OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT PVT. ALBERT KNAAK, SECTION 2, GRAVE 101. VIEW TO WEST. - Fort Meade National Cemetery, Old Stone Road, Sturgis, Meade County, SD HALS SD-3-9.tif
Grave of Albert Knaak (1840–1897), Medal of Honor recipient

References

  1. ↑ Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn
  2. ↑ Fort Meade and the Black Hills

External links

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