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'''Winchester National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in the city of [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] in [[Frederick County, Virginia]]. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it encompasses {{convert|4.9|acre}}, and as of the end of 2005, it had 5,561 interments. It is closed to new interments. | '''Winchester National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in the city of [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] in [[Frederick County, Virginia]]. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it encompasses {{convert|4.9|acre}}, and as of the end of 2005, it had 5,561 interments. It is closed to new interments. | ||
The cemetery was used for burials of | The cemetery was used for burials of Union soldiers. The [[Stonewall Confederate Cemetery]] was for Confederate soldiers.<ref>See: {{GNIS 2|2770161|Stonewall Confederate Cemetery}} {{coord|39|11|00|N|78|09|23|W}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||