Battleground National Cemetery - Washington D.C.
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 58.243 W 077° 01.618
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During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard.
Waymark Code: WM18PR3
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2023
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Battleground National Cemetery-Rock Creek Park-National Park Service-
During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. President Abraham Lincoln, who attended the burial ceremony, dedicated the land as hallowed ground, making Battlefield National Cemetery one of America's smallest national cemeteries.
Between the 1870s and early 1900s a Superintendent's Lodge, rostrum, flagpole, and regimental monuments were added to the cemetery to pay tribute to the brave men who sacrificed all to preserve this nation and its capital city. In addition to the fallen soldiers, and the cemetery also holds the remains of the wife and three children of August Armbrecht, the original superintendent of the cemetery.
LOCATION: Marker is in Takoma in Washington, District of Columbia. Marker can be reached from Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. The marker is near the entrance of Battleground National Cemetery. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6625 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20012, United States of America.
Street address:
6625 Georgia Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC United States
20012
County / Borough / Parish: Washington D.C.
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary, Landscape
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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