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'''Crown Hill National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery|U.S. National Cemetery]] located in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], [[Marion County, Indiana]]. It was established in 1866 on Section 10 within [[Crown Hill Cemetery]], a privately owned cemetery on the city's northwest side. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the National Cemetery encompasses {{convert|1.4|acre}} and serves as a burial site for | '''Crown Hill National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery|U.S. National Cemetery]] located in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], [[Marion County, Indiana]]. It was established in 1866 on Section 10 within [[Crown Hill Cemetery]], a privately owned cemetery on the city's northwest side. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the National Cemetery encompasses {{convert|1.4|acre}} and serves as a burial site for Union soldiers who fought in the American Civil War. | ||
Indianapolis did not have a cemetery specifically designated as a burial ground for Union soldiers until the National Cemetery was established at Crown Hill. Soldiers who died at Indianapolis were initially buried at the city's [[Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Greenlawn Cemetery]]. The remains of the first Union soldier from Greenlawn were interred at the National Cemetery at Crown Hill on October 19, 1866. By November 1866 the bodies of 707 soldiers had been moved from Greenlawn to Crown Hill. The first burial of a Union veteran in the National Cemetery took place on October 7, 1869. The last Union veteran burial in Crown Hill's National Cemetery took place on November 16, 1898. As of December 31, 1998, the National Cemetery had 795 interments. | Indianapolis did not have a cemetery specifically designated as a burial ground for Union soldiers until the National Cemetery was established at Crown Hill. Soldiers who died at Indianapolis were initially buried at the city's [[Greenlawn Cemetery (Indianapolis, Indiana)|Greenlawn Cemetery]]. The remains of the first Union soldier from Greenlawn were interred at the National Cemetery at Crown Hill on October 19, 1866. By November 1866 the bodies of 707 soldiers had been moved from Greenlawn to Crown Hill. The first burial of a Union veteran in the National Cemetery took place on October 7, 1869. The last Union veteran burial in Crown Hill's National Cemetery took place on November 16, 1898. As of December 31, 1998, the National Cemetery had 795 interments. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Indianapolis had no cemetery specifically designated as a burial place for | Indianapolis had no cemetery specifically designated as a burial place for Union soldiers who died in camps and hospitals near Indianapolis until after the Civil War. During the war, when the city served as a major transportation hub and as a camp for Union troops, the soldiers who died at Indianapolis were initially buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, located west of town.<ref>{{cite book | author=Douglas A. Wissing |author2=Marianne Tobias |author3=Rebecca W. Dolan |author4=Anne Ryder | title =Crown Hill: History, Spirit, and Sanctuary | publisher =Indiana Historical Society Press | year =2013 | location =Indianapolis | pages =2–3 | isbn =9780871953018}}</ref> Confederate prisoners who died at [[Camp Morton]], a large prisoner-of-war camp north of Indianapolis, were also interred at Greenlawn.<ref name=Wissing1-2>Wissing, pp. 1–2.</ref> By August 1863 Greenlawn was nearing capacity from wartime casualties and facing encroachment from industrial development. To provide additional land for burials, a group of local businessmen formed a Board of Corporators (trustees) who established Crown Hill Cemetery on October 22, 1863. The privately owned cemetery, northwest of downtown, borders present-day Thirty-Eighth Street.<ref>Wissing, pp. 14 and 17.</ref> In 1866 the U.S. government authorized a National Cemetery for Indianapolis and made arrangements for the removal of the soldiers from Greenlawn.<ref>{{cite book | author=Anna Nicholas | title =The Story of Crown Hill | publisher =Crown Hill Association | year =1928 | location =Indianapolis, IN | page =26 }}</ref> | ||
The National Cemetery in Indianapolis was established on {{convert|1.4|acre}} within the grounds of Crown Hill. Brigadier General [[James A. Ekin]], a representative of the federal government, and [[Oliver P. Morton]], the [[governor of Indiana]], are credited with selecting its location on the western half of a sloping hill.<ref name=NatCemRegister>{{cite web|author=Therese T. Sammartino | title =National Registration of Historic Places Registration Form: Crown Hill National Cemetery | publisher =United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service | date =1999-04-29 | url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/4517/N/Crown_Hill_National_Cemetery_NR_Application.pdf | access-date =2014-05-05}}</ref> This area is also known as Section 10. Crown Hill's board of corporators made an initial offer to donate land valued at $15,000 for the cemetery, but Ekin did not have the authority to purchase the site. In the final agreement the land was purchased for $5,000, with the understanding that Crown Hill's ownership would ornament the burial plots.<ref name=Wissing33>Wissing, p. 33.</ref> | The National Cemetery in Indianapolis was established on {{convert|1.4|acre}} within the grounds of Crown Hill. Brigadier General [[James A. Ekin]], a representative of the federal government, and [[Oliver P. Morton]], the [[governor of Indiana]], are credited with selecting its location on the western half of a sloping hill.<ref name=NatCemRegister>{{cite web|author=Therese T. Sammartino | title =National Registration of Historic Places Registration Form: Crown Hill National Cemetery | publisher =United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service | date =1999-04-29 | url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/4517/N/Crown_Hill_National_Cemetery_NR_Application.pdf | access-date =2014-05-05}}</ref> This area is also known as Section 10. Crown Hill's board of corporators made an initial offer to donate land valued at $15,000 for the cemetery, but Ekin did not have the authority to purchase the site. In the final agreement the land was purchased for $5,000, with the understanding that Crown Hill's ownership would ornament the burial plots.<ref name=Wissing33>Wissing, p. 33.</ref> | ||