City Point 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.
References
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External links
- National Cemetery Administration
- City Point National Cemetery
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- National Register of Historic Places in Hopewell, Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Hopewell, Virginia
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- United States national cemeteries
- Virginia in the American Civil War
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in Virginia