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== History == | == History == | ||
Loudon Park National Cemetery was originally established as a plot within the [[Loudon Park Cemetery]]. It was one of the 14 original National Cemeteries established under the National Cemetery Act on July 17, 1862. Most of the original interments were from area veteran hospitals. During the | Loudon Park National Cemetery was originally established as a plot within the [[Loudon Park Cemetery]]. It was one of the 14 original National Cemeteries established under the National Cemetery Act on July 17, 1862. Most of the original interments were from area veteran hospitals. During the American Civil War, [[Fort McHenry]] was a prisoner of war camp, and the prisoners who died while incarcerated there were interred at Loudon Park National Cemetery.<ref name="mht_ihp">{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1158.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loudon Park National Cemetery|date=April 1996|accessdate=2016-04-01 |author=Therese T. Sammartino|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> | ||
Land acquisitions in 1874, 1875, 1882, 1883 and lastly in 1903, brought the cemetery to its current size. | Land acquisitions in 1874, 1875, 1882, 1883 and lastly in 1903, brought the cemetery to its current size. | ||
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== Notable interments == | == Notable interments == | ||
* | * Medal of Honor recipients | ||
Private [[Henry G. Costin]], for action during World War I | |||
Private [[James T. Jennings]], for action during the American Civil War | |||
First Sergeant [[Henry Newman (Medal of Honor)|Henry Newman]], for action in [[Arizona Territory]] during the [[Indian Wars]] | |||
First Sergeant [[Wilhelm O. Philipsen]], for action in the [[Colorado Territory]] during the Indian Wars | |||
Sergeant [[William Taylor (Medal of Honor)|William Taylor]], two-time recipient for action during the Civil War | |||
{{Commons category|Loudon_Park_Cemetery|Loudon Park Cemetery}} | {{Commons category|Loudon_Park_Cemetery|Loudon Park Cemetery}} | ||