Cold Harbor National Cemetery

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Cold Harbor National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It encompasses 1.4 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 2,110 interments. It is administered by the Hampton National Cemetery.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable monuments 3 Notable interments 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

Cold Harbor National Cemetery was established in 1866 on the site of the American Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, interments were collected from a 22-mile (35 km) area around the battlefield. The area is part of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. The cemetery features a masonry lodge designed by Montgomery C. Meigs.

Cold Harbor National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

[edit] Notable monuments

• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a five foot high marble sarcophagus erected by the federal government in 1877 to commemorate the 889 unknown Union soldiers buried nearby in mass graves.
• The Pennsylvania Monument, a thirty foot tall granite spire with a statue of a soldier at the top, was erected in 1909 by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and dedicated to its regiments lost at Cold Harbor.
• The 8th New York Heavy Artillery Monument, a granite block with a bronze plaque listing the names of those from the detachment who died at Cold Harbor, erected in 1909 by the state of New York.

[edit] Notable interments

• Sergeant Major Augustus Barry, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Civil War.

[edit] See also

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• United States National Cemetery

[edit] External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Cold Harbor National Cemetery

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