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Annapolis National Cemetery is one of the 14 national cemeteries established by [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1862 to accommodate the dead from the | Annapolis National Cemetery is one of the 14 national cemeteries established by [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1862 to accommodate the dead from the American Civil War. The original plot of land was leased, and later purchased, from Judge Nicholas Brewer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/annapolis.asp|title=Annapolis National Cemetery|publisher=US Department of Veterans Affairs|accessdate=2014-11-18}}</ref> | ||
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Annapolis was a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] recruit training center. There was also a [[parole camp]] nearby (approximately three miles from what was then the city line) where Union prisoners who had been exchanged for Confederate prisoners were held until they could be returned to their own units. The conditions in the camp were crowded and were not particularly sanitary; many soldiers wound up in one of the army field hospitals at the U.S. Naval Academy and at St. John's College in downtown Annapolis. A large number succumbed to wounds they bore when they arrived, [[small pox]], [[typhoid fever]], dysentery or any of a number of other diseases. Most of the original interments were men who died in the parole camp or the field hospitals. Several Confederate prisoners, and one Russian national, also died in Annapolis and are buried in the cemetery.<ref name="mht_ihp">{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1157.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Annapolis National Cemetery|date=March 1996|accessdate=2016-01-01 |author=Therese T. Sammartino |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> | During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Annapolis was a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] recruit training center. There was also a [[parole camp]] nearby (approximately three miles from what was then the city line) where Union prisoners who had been exchanged for Confederate prisoners were held until they could be returned to their own units. The conditions in the camp were crowded and were not particularly sanitary; many soldiers wound up in one of the army field hospitals at the U.S. Naval Academy and at St. John's College in downtown Annapolis. A large number succumbed to wounds they bore when they arrived, [[small pox]], [[typhoid fever]], dysentery or any of a number of other diseases. Most of the original interments were men who died in the parole camp or the field hospitals. Several Confederate prisoners, and one Russian national, also died in Annapolis and are buried in the cemetery.<ref name="mht_ihp">{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1157.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Annapolis National Cemetery|date=March 1996|accessdate=2016-01-01 |author=Therese T. Sammartino |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> | ||
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| Location | 800 West St., Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | [[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 96000608][1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1996 |
Annapolis National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Annapolis, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It encompasses 4.1 acres (1.7 ha), and as of 2020, had over 3,100 interments. It is operated and maintained by the Baltimore National Cemetery.
History
Annapolis National Cemetery is one of the 14 national cemeteries established by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to accommodate the dead from the American Civil War. The original plot of land was leased, and later purchased, from Judge Nicholas Brewer.[2]
During the Civil War, Annapolis was a Union recruit training center. There was also a parole camp nearby (approximately three miles from what was then the city line) where Union prisoners who had been exchanged for Confederate prisoners were held until they could be returned to their own units. The conditions in the camp were crowded and were not particularly sanitary; many soldiers wound up in one of the army field hospitals at the U.S. Naval Academy and at St. John's College in downtown Annapolis. A large number succumbed to wounds they bore when they arrived, small pox, typhoid fever, dysentery or any of a number of other diseases. Most of the original interments were men who died in the parole camp or the field hospitals. Several Confederate prisoners, and one Russian national, also died in Annapolis and are buried in the cemetery.[3]
Many soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen who served during, or died in, subsequent wars – as well as some of their dependents – are also interred there.
Annapolis National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
See also
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- List of cemeteries in Maryland
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.
- ↑ "Annapolis National Cemetery". US Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/annapolis.asp. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ↑ Therese T. Sammartino (March 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Annapolis National Cemetery". Maryland Historical Trust. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1157.pdf. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Annapolis National Cemetery Slide Show
- National Cemetery Administration
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- Navpooh's Annapolis National Cemetery Page
- Annapolis National Cemetery at Find a Grave
- [[[:Template:GNIS URL]] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Annapolis National Cemetery]
- Template:MHT url, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. MD-6, "Annapolis National Cemetery, 800 West Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD", 14 photos, 2 photo caption pages
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- Protected areas of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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