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11-448: 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

22-651: A national cemetery in 2020—one of 11 cemeteries transferred from the Army to NCA in 2019–2020 per Exec. Order No. 13781, 2017. Edmund Burke Whitman Edmund Burke Whitman (October 18, 1812 – September 2, 1883) was a quartermaster during the American Civil War . After the war he was Superintendent of National Cemeteries where he developed the principles for the selection of new United States National Cemetery sites in April 1869. His principles specified that

33-1044: A site should be of historical interest, and it should have convenient access for visitors. He and his team of United States Colored Troops (USCT) located more than 100,000 bodies of Union fallen in the Southern U.S. Most of the information was given to him by the African American inhabitants, as the white populace was often hostile to his efforts. He was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts , on October 18, 1812, to Alfred Whitman and Betsey Robbins. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1838. On August 30, 1839, he married Nancy Russell in Kingston, Massachusetts . They had four children: Amelia Whitman (1840–?), Alfred Whitman (1841–?), Russell Whitman (1844–?), and James Whitman (1847–?). Nancy died around 1854 or 1855. In 1855

44-455: The Army maintains two national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery . The National Park Service (NPS) maintains 14 national cemeteries associated with historic sites and battlefields. The American Battle Monuments Commission , an independent agency of the executive branch, established by Congress in 1923, maintains 26 American military cemeteries and other memorials outside

55-860: The United States. Twelve national cemeteries were established in 1862. A total of 34 were established during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Additional cemeteries were set up after the United States Civil War by Edmund Burke Whitman . Congress passed additional laws to establish and protect national cemeteries in 1867. The National Cemetery Administration lists a total of 73 Civil War-Era National Cemeteries from 1861 to 1868. Final military honors are provided for qualified Veterans by volunteer veteran or National Guard details known as Memorial Honor Details (MHD), upon application by family members through their choice of mortuary handling

66-687: The Western Branch National Military Home, " old soldiers' home " (now VA Eisenhower Medical Center) and became a National Cemetery in 1973. Due to military tradition, the cemetery was originally divided into burial areas for enlisted personnel and a separate area for officers, but in 1858 the remains were re-interred into a single site. In the years following the Civil War , the bodies of Union soldiers from Kansas City, Kansas and Independence, Missouri , were re-interred at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. In addition,

77-553: The cemetery was used as the burial ground for soldiers who served at frontier posts of New Mexico , Arizona , Colorado and Wyoming . By 1870, there were more than 1,000 Union soldiers interred at Fort Leavenworth, along with approximately 170 civilians and 7 Confederate prisoners of war. After the Indian Wars , between 1885 and 1907 many of the western Army outposts were vacated and as many as 2,000 remains were re-interred at Fort Leavenworth. Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

88-480: The deceased. *Please note that the year listed is the official date of establishment listed by the VA. This may differ from the year of the first burial, the oldest remains, the year the land was acquired, etc. Many post cemeteries have been given national cemetery status as late as 2020, which is considerably later than the original cemetery. For example, Vancouver Barracks post cemetery was established in 1849 and became

99-587: The less famous casualties of war. It was named for Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth , who was re-interred there in 1902 from Woodland Cemetery in Delhi, New York . Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs , it occupies approximately 36.1 acres (14.6 ha) and was site to over 22,00 interments, as of 2020. It is maintained by Leavenworth National Cemetery . On July 17, 1862, Congress enacted legislation that authorized

110-431: The purchase of cemetery grounds to be used "for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country". By 1870, the remains of nearly 300,000 Union dead had been buried in 73 national cemeteries. Most of the cemeteries were located near former battlefields or what were once war time camps. Fort Leavenworth National cemetery was one of the largest, at 36.1 acres. The Leavenworth cemetery was also closely associated with

121-578: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1999. United States National Cemetery The National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains 148 national cemeteries as well as the Nationwide Grave-site Locator , which can be used to find burial locations of American military Veterans through their searchable website. The Department of

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