Battleground National Cemetery
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Battleground National Cemetery is a small U.S. national cemetery in Washington, D.C., established to honor Union soldiers who died defending the capital during the Civil War.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States national cemetery ⓘ |
| area | about 0.5 acre ⓘ |
| burialsMostlyFrom | Battle of Fort Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| commemorates | defense of Washington, D.C. in July 1864 ⓘ |
| commemoratesBattle | Battle of Fort Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| established | 1864 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedToHonor |
Union soldiers
ⓘ
defenders of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Cemeteries in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Cemeteries of the American Civil War ⓘ Military cemeteries in the United States ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central flagpole
ⓘ
headstones arranged in rows ⓘ perimeter stone wall or fence ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| hasGraveType | Union Army soldiers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGraves | less than 100 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfInterments | about 40 Civil War soldiers ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | memorial to Union soldiers who died defending the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commemorative ceremonies
ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ |
| isOneOf | smallest national cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brightwood, Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
site of the Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Georgia Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Veterans Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | nearby Civil War battleground ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| purpose |
memorial site
ⓘ
military burial ground ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| state | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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