- Hampton National Cemetery
Hampton National Cemetery is a
United States National Cemetery in the city ofHampton, Virginia . It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 27,799 interments.History
The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862, and were primarily Union soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at
Fort Monroe . It became a National Cemetery in 1866. While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 Confederate soldiers in their own section.Hampton National Cemetery has the interred remains of
World War II prisoners of war, 55 German and 5 Italian. It also has the remains of 28 sailors from the German submarine "U-85", which was sunk by USS "Roper" offCape Hatteras in 1942.Hampton National Cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places onFebruary 26 ,1996 .Notable monuments
*The Union Soldiers Monument, a 65' tall granite obelisk.
Notable interments
*Landsman Michael Cassidy,
Medal of Honor recipient for action at theBattle of Mobile Bay , during the Civil War.
*Ordinary Seaman John Davis, Medal of Honor recipient for peace time service aboard USS "Trenton" in 1881.
*Coal HeaverJames R. Garrison , Medal of Honor recipient for action at theBattle of Mobile Bay , during the Civil War.
*SergeantAlfred B. Hilton , Medal of Honor recipient for action at theBattle of Chaffin's Farm , during the Civil War.
*First SergeantHarry J. Mandy , Medal of Honor recipient for action atFront Royal, Virginia during the Civil War.
*First LieutenantRuppert L. Sargent , Medal of Honor recipient for action during theVietnam War .
*Private Charles Veale, Medal of Honor recipient for action at theBattle of Chaffin's Farm , during the Civil War.
*Coxswain David Warren, Medal of Honor recipient for action during the Civil War aboard USS "Monticello".See also
*
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
*United States National Cemetery External links
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration]
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/hampton.asp Hampton National Cemetery]
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