Fort Harrison National Cemetery

	Fort Harrison National Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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	File:Ft Harrison Natl Cemetery.jpg
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Nearest city	Richmond, Virginia
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Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1866
Architect	Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	[[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 95000921]
Template:Designation/abbreviation No.	043-0134
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 10, 1995
Designated Template:Designation/abbreviation	April 28, 1995

Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles (11 km) south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses 1.5 acres (0.61 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments.

The cemetery was established in 1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]^[3]

History

Established after the American Civil War as a place to reinter the Union dead from the various battlefield sites around the area, including from the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. The majority of interments at the cemetery are unknown, and also includes four Confederate prisoners of war that were held at the Fort during the time it was held by the Union.

Notable interments

Private George A. Buchanan (1842–1864Template:KIA), Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm during the Civil War.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm.
↑ Therese T. Sammartino (March 8, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Harrison National Cemetery". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/043-0134_Fort_Harrison_National_Cemetery_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated Archived October 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

External links

National Cemetery Administration
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. VA-24, "Fort Harrison National Cemetery, 8620 Varina Road, Richmond, Independent City, VA"
[[[:Template:GNIS URL]] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Harrison National Cemetery]
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[nris-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.

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

[vaNRHPnom-3] Therese T. Sammartino (March 8, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Harrison National Cemetery". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/043-0134_Fort_Harrison_National_Cemetery_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated Archived October 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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