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'''Crown Hill National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery|U.S. National Cemetery]] located in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], [[Marion County, Indiana]]. It was established in 1866 on Section 10 within [[Crown Hill Cemetery]], a privately owned cemetery on the city's northwest side. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the National Cemetery encompasses {{convert|1.4|acre}} and serves as a burial site for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who fought in the | '''Crown Hill National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery|U.S. National Cemetery]] located in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], [[Marion County, Indiana]]. It was established in 1866 on Section 10 within [[Crown Hill Cemetery]], a privately owned cemetery on the city's northwest side. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the National Cemetery encompasses {{convert|1.4|acre}} and serves as a burial site for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who fought in the American Civil War. | ||
Indianapolis did not have a cemetery specifically designated as a burial ground for Union soldiers until the National Cemetery was established at Crown Hill. Soldiers who died at Indianapolis were initially buried at the city's [[Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Greenlawn Cemetery]]. The remains of the first Union soldier from Greenlawn were interred at the National Cemetery at Crown Hill on October 19, 1866. By November 1866 the bodies of 707 soldiers had been moved from Greenlawn to Crown Hill. The first burial of a Union veteran in the National Cemetery took place on October 7, 1869. The last Union veteran burial in Crown Hill's National Cemetery took place on November 16, 1898. As of December 31, 1998, the National Cemetery had 795 interments. | Indianapolis did not have a cemetery specifically designated as a burial ground for Union soldiers until the National Cemetery was established at Crown Hill. Soldiers who died at Indianapolis were initially buried at the city's [[Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Greenlawn Cemetery]]. The remains of the first Union soldier from Greenlawn were interred at the National Cemetery at Crown Hill on October 19, 1866. By November 1866 the bodies of 707 soldiers had been moved from Greenlawn to Crown Hill. The first burial of a Union veteran in the National Cemetery took place on October 7, 1869. The last Union veteran burial in Crown Hill's National Cemetery took place on November 16, 1898. As of December 31, 1998, the National Cemetery had 795 interments. | ||