Custer National Cemetery

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Custer National Cemetery is a U.S. military burial ground located at the Little Bighorn Battlefield in Montana, honoring soldiers and others who died in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and subsequent military actions.

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Custer National Cemetery canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national cemetery
adjacentTo Little Bighorn Battlefield NERFINISHED
administeredBy National Park Service
associatedWithEvent Great Sioux War of 1876 NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Frederick Benteen NERFINISHED
George Armstrong Custer NERFINISHED
Marcus Reno NERFINISHED
category Cemeteries in Montana
Protected areas of Big Horn County, Montana
United States national cemeteries
commemorates Battle of the Little Bighorn NERFINISHED
Native American scouts who served with the U.S. Army
United States soldiers killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
military personnel from later conflicts in the region
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1879
establishedBy United States Army NERFINISHED
governingBody National Park Service
hasAccess via Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument visitor facilities
hasFeature flagpole with United States flag
memorial markers for unknown soldiers
orderly rows of white marble headstones
hasGravesOf Indian scouts
U.S. Army soldiers
veterans of later U.S. wars
hasHeritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing (as part of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Big Horn County, Montana NERFINISHED
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument NERFINISHED
Montana
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedAs historic site
namedAfter George Armstrong Custer NERFINISHED
near Crow Agency, Montana NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the Battle of the Little Bighorn
military burials from Indian Wars and later conflicts
openToPublic yes
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument NERFINISHED
purpose burial of U.S. military personnel and eligible family members
memorialization of those who died in subsequent military campaigns in the region
memorialization of those who died in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
timePeriodOfUse late 19th century to 20th century
touristAttraction yes

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Battle of the Little Bighorn commemoratedBy Custer National Cemetery