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[[File:C-Chatanooga Cemetery2.jpg|thumb|Monument and graves of the Civil War [[Medal of Honor]] recipients who took part in the [[Great Locomotive Chase]]]]
[[File:C-Chatanooga Cemetery2.jpg|thumb|Monument and graves of the Civil War Medal of Honor recipients who took part in the [[Great Locomotive Chase]]]]
[[File:Graves at Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Graves stretching to the top of the hill in the center of the cemetery.]]
[[File:Graves at Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Graves stretching to the top of the hill in the center of the cemetery.]]
[[File:View toward Lookout Mountain from Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|View across the cemetery to [[Lookout Mountain]], the site of one of the battles in 1862.]]
[[File:View toward Lookout Mountain from Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg|thumb|View across the cemetery to [[Lookout Mountain]], the site of one of the battles in 1862.]]
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==History==
==History==
The cemetery was established in 1863, by an order from Major General [[George Henry Thomas]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Chattanooga Campaign|Battles of Chattanooga]], as a place to inter [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who fell in combat. {{convert|75|acre}} of land was initially appropriated from two local land owners, but later purchased. It became Chattanooga National Cemetery in 1867. By 1870 more than 12,000 interments had been made, most of whom were unknown. Many nearby battlefield burials were also reinterred in Chattanooga, including nearly 1,500 burials from the [[Battle of Chickamauga]]. [[Franklin Guest Smith]], who served as secretary and member of the [[Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]] Commission from 1893 until 1908, played an important role in preserving and expanding the cemetery, and a monument at the cemetery was dedicated in his honor.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Brown |editor1-first=John Jr. |editor2-last=Boyd |editor2-first=James |date=1922 |title=History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties |volume=III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ym0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1458 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |page=1458 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
The cemetery was established in 1863, by an order from Major General [[George Henry Thomas]] after the Civil War [[Chattanooga Campaign|Battles of Chattanooga]], as a place to inter [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who fell in combat. {{convert|75|acre}} of land was initially appropriated from two local land owners, but later purchased. It became Chattanooga National Cemetery in 1867. By 1870 more than 12,000 interments had been made, most of whom were unknown. Many nearby battlefield burials were also reinterred in Chattanooga, including nearly 1,500 burials from the [[Battle of Chickamauga]]. [[Franklin Guest Smith]], who served as secretary and member of the [[Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]] Commission from 1893 until 1908, played an important role in preserving and expanding the cemetery, and a monument at the cemetery was dedicated in his honor.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Brown |editor1-first=John Jr. |editor2-last=Boyd |editor2-first=James |date=1922 |title=History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties |volume=III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ym0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1458 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |page=1458 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


During [[World War I]] (78) and [[World War II]] (108) [[Germany|German]] prisoners of war who died while in captivity were buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery. After the war, the German government paid to have other POWs disinterred from [[Hot Springs National Cemetery]] and moved to Chattanooga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kriegsgräberstätte Chattanooga|url=https://kriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de/friedhof/chattanooga|website=Volksbund dt. Kriegsgräberstätte|language=de}}</ref>
During World War I (78) and [[World War II]] (108) [[Germany|German]] prisoners of war who died while in captivity were buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery. After the war, the German government paid to have other POWs disinterred from [[Hot Springs National Cemetery]] and moved to Chattanooga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kriegsgräberstätte Chattanooga|url=https://kriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de/friedhof/chattanooga|website=Volksbund dt. Kriegsgräberstätte|language=de}}</ref>


Chattanooga National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.
Chattanooga National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.
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==Notable interments==
==Notable interments==
* The [[Andrews Raiders]]
* The [[Andrews Raiders]]
  [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
  Medal of Honor recipients
* Private [[Samuel Robertson (Medal of Honor)|Samuel Robertson]]<ref name=cwb>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LmlZAD1THCwC&dq=Samuel+Robertson+chattanooga+national&pg=PA42 ''Civil War Battlefields'']</ref>
* Private [[Samuel Robertson (Medal of Honor)|Samuel Robertson]]<ref name=cwb>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LmlZAD1THCwC&dq=Samuel+Robertson+chattanooga+national&pg=PA42 ''Civil War Battlefields'']</ref>
* Sergeant Major [[Marion A. Ross]]<ref name=cwb/>
* Sergeant Major [[Marion A. Ross]]<ref name=cwb/>
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* Private Philip G. Shadrack<ref name=cwb/>
* Private Philip G. Shadrack<ref name=cwb/>
* Private George D. Wilson<ref name=cwb/>
* Private George D. Wilson<ref name=cwb/>
* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
* Medal of Honor recipients
  Master Sergeant [[Ray E. Duke]], for action in the [[Korean War]]. Also, recipient of Republic of Korea's version of the Medal of Honor (the Merit Taegug Medal)
  Master Sergeant [[Ray E. Duke]], for action in the Korean War. Also, recipient of Republic of Korea's version of the Medal of Honor (the Merit Taegug Medal)
  Corporal [[Desmond Doss]], for action in World War II, the first [[conscientious objector]] to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
  Corporal [[Desmond Doss]], for action in World War II, the first [[conscientious objector]] to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
  Private [[William F. Zion]], USMC, for action in the [[Boxer Rebellion]]
  Private [[William F. Zion]], USMC, for action in the [[Boxer Rebellion]]

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Chattanooga National Cemetery
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Location1200 Bailey Ave.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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BuiltDecember 25, 1863
WebsiteChattanooga National Cemetery
MPSCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.[[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 96001013]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1996
File:C-Chatanooga Cemetery2.jpg
Monument and graves of the Civil War Medal of Honor recipients who took part in the Great Locomotive Chase
File:Graves at Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg
Graves stretching to the top of the hill in the center of the cemetery.
File:View toward Lookout Mountain from Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg
View across the cemetery to Lookout Mountain, the site of one of the battles in 1862.
File:Plaque about Chattanooga National Cemetery.jpg
Plaque about the Chattanooga National Cemetery
File:ChattanogaNationalCemetery.jpg
Gate on Bailey Ave

Chattanooga National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the center of the city of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 120.9 acres (48.9 ha), and as of 2014, had more than 50,000 interments.

History

The cemetery was established in 1863, by an order from Major General George Henry Thomas after the Civil War Battles of Chattanooga, as a place to inter Union soldiers who fell in combat. 75 acres (30 ha) of land was initially appropriated from two local land owners, but later purchased. It became Chattanooga National Cemetery in 1867. By 1870 more than 12,000 interments had been made, most of whom were unknown. Many nearby battlefield burials were also reinterred in Chattanooga, including nearly 1,500 burials from the Battle of Chickamauga. Franklin Guest Smith, who served as secretary and member of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission from 1893 until 1908, played an important role in preserving and expanding the cemetery, and a monument at the cemetery was dedicated in his honor.[1]

During World War I (78) and World War II (108) German prisoners of war who died while in captivity were buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery. After the war, the German government paid to have other POWs disinterred from Hot Springs National Cemetery and moved to Chattanooga.[2]

Chattanooga National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Originally the site was expected to close for new burials in 2015. However, due to a recent expansion project that will add the capacity for more than 5,000 interments, the cemetery is now expected to be available for burials until 2045.

Notable monuments

Notable interments

Medal of Honor recipients

Other Raiders

Master Sergeant Ray E. Duke, for action in the Korean War. Also, recipient of Republic of Korea's version of the Medal of Honor (the Merit Taegug Medal)
Corporal Desmond Doss, for action in World War II, the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Private William F. Zion, USMC, for action in the Boxer Rebellion
Technical Sergeant Charles Coolidge, US Army, last person to receive the award during World War II
  • Other notables
Cal Ermer, Major League Baseball player and Marine Corps veteran.
William P. Sanders, Civil War Union Army officer.
Timothy R. Stanley, Brigadier General during the Civil War.
Sammy Strang, Major League Baseball player and United States Military Academy coach.
  • Other noteworthy interments
186 foreign prisoners of war from World War I and World War II including:

One Canadian soldier of World War I.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brown, John Jr.; Boyd, James, eds (1922). History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. III. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 1458. https://books.google.com/books?id=ym0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1458. 
  2. ↑ "Kriegsgräberstätte Chattanooga" (in de). https://kriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de/friedhof/chattanooga. 
  3. ↑ Library of Congress
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Civil War Battlefields
  5. ↑ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.

External links

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