Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery

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Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery is a cemetery maintained by the Fort Leavenworth Military Prison. The purpose of this cemetery is for the burial of unclaimed bodies of soldiers who died in the United States Disciplinary Barracks. It is the final resting place for 298 soldiers who died in the prison, 58 of which lie in unmarked graves. The majority of the soldiers who are buried in Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery died between 1898 and 1905. A few German POWs who expired within the walls of the military prison are also buried there. The last known burial in the cemetery was in 1957, ten years after the one preceding it. Since families are expected to claim the bodies these days, the U.S. military does not have any plan for a burial if the situation arises again.