Fort Donelson National Cemetery - Fort Donelson National Battleground, TN - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries “for soldiers who shall die in the service of their country”. This legislation effectively began the national cemetery system. In 1863, the Union Army abandoned the Confederate works here and constructed a new fortification on the ground that became the cemetery site. Four years later, this same site was selected for the establishment of the Fort Donelson National Cemetery and 670 Union soldiers were reinterred here. These soldiers (which included 512 unknowns) had been buried on the battlefield, in local cemeteries, in hospital cemeteries, and in nearby towns. In 1867, Fort Donelson Cemetery was established as the final resting for Union soldiers and sailors initially buried in the Fort Donelson area. Today this national cemetery contains both Civil War veterans and veterans who have served the United States since that time.

Date cemetery was established: 1/1/1867 Visiting hours: Dawn to Dusk Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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