Winchester National Cemetery

Winchester National Cemetery
Pennsylvania Memorial
Winchester National Cemetery is located in Virginia
Winchester National Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery is located in the United States
Winchester National Cemetery
Location401 National Ave., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°11′04″N 78°09′23″W / 39.18444°N 78.15639°W / 39.18444; -78.15639
Area4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
ArchitectMeigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.96000032[1]
VLR No.138-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1996
Designated VLROctober 18, 1995[2]

Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 4.9 acres (2.0 ha), and as of the end of 2005, it had 5,561 interments. It is closed to new interments.

The cemetery was used for burials of Union soldiers. The Stonewall Confederate Cemetery was for Confederate soldiers.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ See: Stonewall Confederate Cemetery 39°11′00″N 78°09′23″W / 39.18333°N 78.15639°W / 39.18333; -78.15639