Springfield National Cemetery
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Springfield National Cemetery | |
 Springfield National Cemetery | |
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| Location | 1702 E. Seminole St., Springfield, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′23″N 93°15′50″W / 37.17306°N 93.26389°W |
| Area | 18.1 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001045[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 1999 |
Springfield National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Springfield, in Greene County, Missouri. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 18.1 acres (7.3 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 14,685 interments.
Established in 1867 as a place to initially inter Civil War Union soldiers, many of whom died at the Battle of Wilson's Creek.[2] In 1871 a section for Confederate soldiers was added.[2] It has since been expanded and opened to all veterans, and now has the interred remains of soldiers from wars dating back to the Revolutionary War.[2] The cemetery lends its name to National Avenue in Springfield, which formerly passed by the cemetery prior to the southern expansion of the city decades ago.[3]
Notable monuments
- A marble pillar dedicated to Union General Nathaniel Lyon in 1888.
- A bronze sculpture dedicated to Confederate General Sterling Price in 1901.
- The Battle of Wilson's Creek Memorial.
- A monument dedicated to Pearl Harbor survivors, erected in 1992.
- The Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial, dedicated to the Continental Army soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War.
