Dayton National Cemetery

Dayton National Cemetery

Details
Year established	1867
Location	Dayton, Ohio
Country	United States
Type	United States National Cemetery
Size	98.2 acres (39.7 ha)
Number of graves	42,000

Dayton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio. It encompasses 98.2 acres (39.7 ha) and as of the end of 2005, had 41,503 interments.

History

Dayton National Cemetery was established in 1867 as a place to inter veterans who died while under care in the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The first interment was on September 11, 1867.

It has the remains of veterans from every major conflict the United States has been involved in dating back to the American Revolutionary War.

Notable monuments

• The Dayton Soldiers’ Monument, was constructed between 1873 and 1877. It is a 30-foot (9.1 m) marble column on a granite base. Dedicated by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
• A Memorial to 33 soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in this Cemetery. A bronze plaque on a boulder.

Notable interments

• Second Lieutenant Henry W. Downs, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the American Civil War.
• Corporal Oscar Wadsworth Field, Medal of Honor recipient for action aboard USS Nashville during the Spanish-American War.
• Sergeant George Geiger, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Little Bighorn during the Indian Wars.
• Joe Henderson, jazz saxophonist.
• Seaman John H. James, Medal of Honor recipient for action aboard USS Richmond during the Civil War.
• Private Charles A. Taggart, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Sayler's Creek during the Civil War.

See also

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs

External links

• Dayton National Cemetery
• National Cemetery Administration
• A Nation Repays Its Debt:The National Soldiers' Home and Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan