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==History== | ==History== | ||
Designated a National Cemetery in September 1868, the original interments comprised the remains of Union soldiers removed from Staunton's Thornrose Cemetery, several local battlefields, and nearby towns and counties. Many were soldiers who died during the | Designated a National Cemetery in September 1868, the original interments comprised the remains of Union soldiers removed from Staunton's Thornrose Cemetery, several local battlefields, and nearby towns and counties. Many were soldiers who died during the American Civil War at the [[Battle of Cross Keys]], [[Battle of Port Republic]], and the [[Battle of Piedmont]]. More than 500 of these soldiers were reinterred as unknowns.<ref name=VAnom>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Staunton/132-0019_Staunton_National_Cemetery_1996_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Evans House |author=Therese T. Sammartino|date=September 1995|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Staunton/132-0019_StauntonNationalCemetery_photo.htm ''Accompanying photo'']</ref> | ||
Staunton National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris"/> | Staunton National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris"/> | ||