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Dates Established
Original National Cemeteries:
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Cemetery
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Location
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Year Est.
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First Burial
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Alexandria
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Alexandria, Va.
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1862
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1862
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Annapolis
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Annapolis, Md.
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1862
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1862
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Antietam1
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Sharpsburg, Md.
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1862
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1862
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Camp Butler
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Springfield, Ill.
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1862
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1862
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Cypress Hills
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Brooklyn, N.Y.
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1862
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1848
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Danville
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Danville, Ky.
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1862
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1862
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Fort Leavenworth
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Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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1862
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1827
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Fort Scott
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Fort Scott, Kan.
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1862
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1862
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Keokuk
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Keokuk, Iowa
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1862
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1861
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Loudon Park
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Baltimore, Md.
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1862
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1861
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Mill Springs
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Nancy, Ky.
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1862
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1862
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New Albany
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New Albany, Ind.
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1862
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1862
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Philadelphia2
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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1862
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1862
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Soldiers Home3
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Washington, D.C.
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1862
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1862
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Established from 1862 to 1872 for reinterments of Civil War battle dead, soldiers who died while held prisoner and soldiers who died in hospitals.
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Cemetery
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Location
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Year Est.
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First Burial
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Beaufort
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Beaufort, S.C.
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1863
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1863
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Cave Hill
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Louisville, Ky.
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1863
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1861
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Gettysburg4
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Gettysburg, Pa.
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1863
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1863
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Knoxville
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Knoxville, Tenn.
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1863
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1863
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Lexington
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Lexington, Ky.
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1863
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1861
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Rock Island
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Rock Island, Ill.
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1863
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1815
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Beverly
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Beverly, N.J.
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1864
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1864
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Mound City
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Mound City, Ill.
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1864
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1864
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Andersonville4
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Andersonville, Ga.
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1865
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1865
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Arlington3
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Arlington, Va.
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1865
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1865
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Balls Bluff
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Leesburg, Va.
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1865
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1865
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Florence
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Florence, S.C.
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1865
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1864
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Fredericksburg4
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Fredericksburg, Va.
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1865
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1865
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Mobile
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Mobile, Ala.
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1865
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1865
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Salisbury5
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Salisbury, N.C.
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1865
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1863
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Stones River4
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Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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1865
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1865
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Camp Nelson
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Nicholasville, Ky.
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1866
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1863
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City Point
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Hopewell, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Cold Harbor
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Mechanicsville, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Corinth
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Corinth, Miss.
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1866
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1866
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Crown Hill
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Indianapolis, Ind.
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1866
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1866
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Danville
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Danville, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Glendale
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Richmond, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Fort Harrison
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Fort Harrison, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Hampton
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Hampton, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Jefferson Barracks
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St. Louis, Mo.
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1866
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1827
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Marietta
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Marietta, Ga.
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1866
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1866
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Nashville
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Madison, Tenn.
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1866
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1866
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Natchez
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Natchez, Miss.
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1866
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1866
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Poplar Grove4
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Petersburg, Va.
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1866
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1864
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Port Hudson
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Zachary, La.
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1866
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1863
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Richmond
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Richmond, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Seven Pines
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Sandston, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Staunton
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Staunton, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Vicksburg4
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Vicksburg, Miss.
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1866
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1866
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Winchester
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Winchester, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Yorktown4
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Yorktown, Va.
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1866
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1866
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Alexandria
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Pineville, La.
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1867
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1867
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Battleground4
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Washington, D.C.
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1867
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1864
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Baton Rouge
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Baton Rouge, La.
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1867
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1867
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Chattanooga
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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1867
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1863
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Culpeper
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Culpeper, Va.
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1867
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1867
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Dayton7
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Dayton, Ohio
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1867
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1867
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Fayetteville
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Fayetteville, Ark.
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1867
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1867
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Fort Donelson4
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Dover, Tenn.
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1867
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1867
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Fort Lyon6
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Fort Lyon, Colo.
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1867
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1867
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Fort Smith
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Fort Smith, Ark.
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1867
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1819
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Grafton
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Grafton, W.V.
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1867
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1867
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Jefferson City
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Jefferson City, Mo.
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1867
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1861
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Lebanon
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Lebanon, Ky.
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1867
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1867
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Memphis
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Memphis, Tenn.
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1867
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1867
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New Bern
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New Bern, N.C.
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1867
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1867
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San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas
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1867
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1867
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Shiloh4
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Shiloh, Tenn.
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1867
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1867
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Springfield
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Springfield, Mo.
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1867
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1867
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Wilmington
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Wilmington, N.C.
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1867
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1867
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Barrancas
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Barrancas, Fla.
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1868
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1838
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Chalmette4
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Chalmette, La.
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1868
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1868
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Fort Gibson
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Fort Gibson, Okla.
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1868
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1831
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Little Rock
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Little Rock, Ark.
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1868
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1868
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Raleigh
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Raleigh, N.C.
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1871
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1865
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Wood7
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Wood, Wis.
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1871
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1867
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Established from 1873 to 1973. Many were originally post cemeteries at frontier forts. Twenty-one were established on the grounds of national homes for veterans or on the grounds of VA medical facilities and did not become national cemeteries until 1973.
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Cemetery
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Location
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Year Est.
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First Burial
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Fort McPherson
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Maxwell, Neb.
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1873
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1867
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Woodlawn
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Elmira, N.Y.
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1874
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1864
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Finn's Point
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Salem, N.J.
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1875
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1837
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Santa Fe
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Santa Fe, N.M.
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1875
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1868
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Fort Meade8
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Sturgis, S.D.
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1878
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1878
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Bath8
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Bath, N.Y.
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1879
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1879
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Little Bighorn4
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Crow Agency, Mo.
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1879
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1879
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St. Augustine
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St. Augustine, Fla.
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1881
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1839
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San Francisco
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San Francisco, Calif.
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1884
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1850
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Danville8
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Danville, Ill.
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1898
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1898
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Hampton VAMC8
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Hampton (VAMC), Va.
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1898
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1898
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Quincy
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Quincy, Ill.
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1899
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1862
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Mountain Home8
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Mountain Home Tenn.
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1903
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1903
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Andrew Johnson4
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Greenville, Tenn.
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1906
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1906
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Fort Bayard8
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Fort Bayard, N.M.
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1922
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1866
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Sitka
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Sitka, Alaska
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1924
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1890
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Zachary Taylor
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Louisville, Ky.
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1928
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1829
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Hot Springs8
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Hot Springs, S.D.
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1930
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1903
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Leavenworth8
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Leavenworth, Kan.
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1930
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1886
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Los Angeles8
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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1930
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1889
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Marion8
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Marion, Ind.
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1930
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1888
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Prescott8
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Prescott, Ariz.
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1931
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1864
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Roseburg8
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Roseburg, Ore.
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1932
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1897
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Bay Pines
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Bay Pines, Fla.
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1933
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1933
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Biloxi8
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Biloxi, Miss.
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1934
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1934
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Fort Rosecrans
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San Diego, Calif.
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1934
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1902
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Baltimore
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Baltimore, Md.
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1936
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1936
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Togus8
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Togus, Maine
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1936
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1866
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Long Island
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Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y.
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1936
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1936
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Fort Sam Houston
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San Antonio, Texas
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1937
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1926
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Golden Gate
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San Bruno, Calif.
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1938
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1941
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Fort Bliss
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Fort Bliss, Texas
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1939
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1848
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Fort Snelling
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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1939
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1870
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Kerrville8
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Kerrville, Texas
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1943
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1943
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