| Chalmette National Cemetery | |
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 Headstones at the cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1864 |
| Location | 8606 West Saint Bernard Highway Chalmette, Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
| Type | United States National Cemetery |
| Size | 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) |
| No. of graves | 15,300 |
| Website | Chalmette National Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Chalmette National Cemetery |
Chalmette Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park Historic District | |
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| Nearest city | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29°56′28″N 89°59′17″W / 29.94111°N 89.98806°W |
| Area | 142.9 acres (57.8 ha) |
| Built | 1814 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000889[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana. The cemetery is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) graveyard adjacent to the site that was once the battleground of the Battle of New Orleans, which took place at the end of the War of 1812.[2] Despite its proximity to the site of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, the majority of the interments are of soldiers who were casualties or veterans of the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The cemetery was subsequently closed to new interments.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Chalmette National Cemetery". Nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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