Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery: Difference between revisions

'''Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located on [[Fort Leavenworth]], a [[United States Army]] installation north of [[Leavenworth, Kansas]]. It was officially established in 1862, but was used as a burial ground as early as 1844, and was one of the twelve original United States National Cemeteries designated by [[Abraham Lincoln]]. The cemetery is the resting place of nine [[Medal of Honor]] recipients, but most are the less famous casualties of war.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/ftleavenworth.htm |title=Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery |access-date=2006-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207103308/http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/ftleavenworth.htm |archive-date=2006-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was named for Brigadier General [[Henry Leavenworth]], who was re-interred there in 1902 from Woodland Cemetery in [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi, New York]]. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it occupies approximately {{convert|36.1|acre}} and was site to over 22,00 interments, as of 2020. It is maintained by [[Leavenworth National Cemetery]].