Fort Meade National Cemetery
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History
The cemetery was first established by the surviving members of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry on September 24, 1878, not long after Fort Meade was constructed. It was named for General George Meade. It has been closed to new interments since the end of World War II.
Fort Meade National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973.
Noteworthy monuments
- An obelisk monument honors the memory of two soldiers from the 7th Cavalry.
Notable interments
- Private Abram Brant (1849–1878), a Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, during the Indian Wars (cenotaph).[1]
- Private Albert Knaak (1840–1897), a Medal of Honor recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars.[2]
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- Cemeteries in South Dakota
- Protected areas of Meade County, South Dakota
- United States national cemeteries
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in South Dakota
- Sturgis, South Dakota
- 1878 establishments in Dakota Territory
- Cemeteries established in the 1870s