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==History== | ==History== | ||
First established in 1862 as a cemetery for nearby Camp Crittenden, the | First established in 1862 as a cemetery for nearby Camp Crittenden, the Union supply depot in Lebanon, and the military hospitals in the area. It was designated a National Cemetery in 1867. Two donations of land in the 1980s expanded the cemetery to its current size. | ||
A {{convert|2.8|acre|ha}} portion of the cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975, as Lebanon National Cemetery.<ref name=nris/> | A {{convert|2.8|acre|ha}} portion of the cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975, as Lebanon National Cemetery.<ref name=nris/> | ||