New Albany National Cemetery
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| New Albany National Cemetery | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | New Albany, Indiana |
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| Built/Founded: | 1862 |
| Added to NRHP: | June 25, 1999 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 99000735 |
| MPS: | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| Governing body: | VETERANS ADMINISTRATION |
New Albany National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of New Albany, in Floyd County, Indiana. It encompasses 5.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 6,881 interments. It is administered by Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
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New Albany National Cemetery was established in 1862, purchased from local land owner, Dr. Charles Bowman, to inter soldiers who died while serving at the training ground of Camp Noble. Many of the initial interments were also transferred from nearby veteran's hospital cemeteries.
New Albany National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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