Winchester National Cemetery

401 National Ave., Winchester (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Winchester.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 26, 1996. NRIS 96000032.

3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures. 17 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • VDHR File No. 138-35

From Wikipedia:

Winchester National Cemetery

Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 4.9 acres (2.0 ha), and as of the end of 2005, it had 5,561 interments. It is closed to new interments.

The cemetery was used for burials of Union soldiers. The Stonewall Confederate Cemetery was for Confederate soldiers.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835624

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