Danville National Cemetery (Virginia)

	Danville National Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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	File:Lee Street entrance to Danville National Cemetery.jpg Entrance to the cemetery
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Location	721 Lee St., Danville, Virginia
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Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1866
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
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NRHP reference No.	[[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 95000274]
Template:Designation/abbreviation No.	108-0057
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 7, 1995
Designated Template:Designation/abbreviation	January 15, 1995

Danville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Danville, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) and, as of the end of 2005, it had 2,282 interments. It is managed by Salisbury National Cemetery.

History

Danville National Cemetery was established by the federal government on August 14, 1867 on a plot of 2.6 acres (1.1 ha). This was part of the process to recognize and commemorate the military dead. Almost all of the original interments were Union prisoners-of-war who had been held in the city of Danville. Tobacco warehouses were converted into Confederate internment facilities for this purpose.

Most of the Union prisoners, as was the case for soldiers throughout the war, died of infectious diseases and malnutrition. These soldiers were initially buried in poorly marked, mass graves. They were later exhumed and reinterred with individual markers. Soldiers were from numerous states, including Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The cemetery is open to visitors throughout the year.

Danville National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

References

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↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm.

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[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm.

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