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| Year established | 1828 |
| Country | United States |
| Location | St. Augustine, Florida |
| Type | United States National Cemetery (closed) |
| Size | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Number of interments | 2,788 |
St. Augustine National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida. It encompasses 1.4 acres (5,700 m2), and as of the end of 2005 had 2,788 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.
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The first interment took place in the area of the cemetery in 1828 it was then used as the post cemetery for the St. Francis Barracks. The first burials were soldiers stationed at St. Francis Barracks and veterans of the Indian Wars, including many that were transferred from burial grounds in what was then Seminole controlled territory.
During the American Civil War, St. Augustine was initially claimed by the Confederacy, but was quickly occupied by Union forces and remained in Union hands for the remainder of the war. After the war, the cemetery was expanded and improved, and in 1881 it became a National Cemetery.
St. Augustine National Cemetery was included in a National Historic Landmark historic district that encompasses the oldest part of the city in 1970.