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 == History ==
-The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862, and were primarily [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at [[Fort Monroe]]. It became a National Cemetery in 1866. While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers in their own section.
+The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862, and were primarily Union soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at [[Fort Monroe]]. It became a National Cemetery in 1866. While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers in their own section.
 Hampton National Cemetery has the interred remains of [[World War II]] prisoners of war, 55 [[Germany|German]] and 5 [[Italy|Italian]]. It also has the remains of 28 sailors from the {{GS|U-85|1941|6}}, which was sunk by {{USS|Roper|DD-147|6}} off [[Cape Hatteras]] in 1942. A [[Royal Navy|British sailor]] from the same war is buried here.<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720085/BREEZE,%20CHARLES%20ALLEN] CWGC Casualty report.</ref>

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