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City Point National Cemetery
Army of the James Monument
Location: Jct. of 10th Ave. and Davis St., Hopewell, Virginia Coordinates: 37°18′19″N 77°17′52″W / 37.30528°N 77.29778°WCoordinates: 37°18′19″N 77°17′52″W / 37.30528°N 77.29778°W Area: 7 acres (2.8 ha) Built: 1866 Architectural style: Colonial Revival Governing body: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MPS: Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS NRHP Reference#: 95000923[1] Added to NRHP: August 10, 1995 City Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the community of City Point within the city of Hopewell, Virginia. It encompasses 6.7 acres (27,000 m2), and as of the end of 2005, had 6,909 interments. It is administered by Hampton National Cemetery.
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History
During the Civil War, the area around City Point was a Union supply depot, established by General Ulysses S. Grant. Its proximity to the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia made it an ideal staging place. The cemetery was established to reinter soldiers who were buried in the seven nearby hospital cemeteries and those from makeshift battlefield plots throughout the area.
City Point National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Notable monuments
- The Army of the James Monument, a 20' high white marble monument erected in 1865.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Cemeteries in Virginia
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Hopewell, Virginia
- United States military memorials and cemeteries
- Virginia in the American Civil War
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