Glendale National Cemetery

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Glendale National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Nearest city	Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°26′10″N 77°14′05″W / 37.43611°N 77.23472°W / 37.43611; -77.23472Coordinates: 37°26′10″N 77°14′05″W / 37.43611°N 77.23472°W / 37.43611; -77.23472
Area	6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built	1866
Architect	Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP Reference #	96000026^[1]
VLR #	043-0753
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1996
Designated VLR	October 18, 1995^[2]

Glendale National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 2.1 acres (0.85 ha), and as of the end of 2005 had 2,064 interments. It is closed to new interments.

History

Glendale National Cemetery was established on May 7, 1866, and named after a farmstead that was on the property at the time. The original interments were the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of Malvern Hill and other nearby American Civil War battlefields.

Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notable interments

Corporal Michael Fleming Folland (1949–1969), Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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