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== National Cemetery System == | == National Cemetery System == | ||
The National Cemetery System has a card index that identifies nearly all soldiers who were buried in national cemeteries and other cemeteries under federal jurisdiction from 1861 to the present. The address is: | |||
[http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/cems/listcem.asp '''National Cemetery System''']<br>Department of Veteran Affairs<br>810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20422 | [http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/cems/listcem.asp '''National Cemetery System''']<br>Department of Veteran Affairs<br>810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20422 | ||
<br>Internet: [http://www.cem.va.gov/ www.cem.va.gov] This web site has administration news; national veterans cemetery addresses; information about burial, headstones, state veterans cemetery grant programs, and links to other sites for locating veterans; and military records. | <br>Internet: [http://www.cem.va.gov/ www.cem.va.gov] This web site has administration news; national veterans cemetery addresses; information about burial, headstones, state veterans cemetery grant programs, and links to other sites for locating veterans; and military records. | ||
==== Other Source for Veteran Burials ==== | ==== Other Source for Veteran Burials ==== | ||
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To find microfilm numbers of cemetery records in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under: [STATE] ‑ CEMETERIES<br>[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑CEMETERIES | To find microfilm numbers of cemetery records in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under: [STATE] ‑ CEMETERIES<br>[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑CEMETERIES | ||
The National Archives also has applications for headstones for soldiers and veterans buried in private cemeteries between 1879–1964. | The National Archives also has applications for headstones for soldiers and veterans buried in private cemeteries between 1879–1964. | ||
The following book provides descriptions of national cemeteries, state veterans’ cemeteries, soldiers’ lots, and abandoned military cemeteries: | The following book provides descriptions of national cemeteries, state veterans’ cemeteries, soldiers’ lots, and abandoned military cemeteries: | ||
*Holt, Dean W. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=572792&disp=American+military+cemeteries%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas]''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Incorporated, 1992. (FHL book 973 V3ho.) | *Holt, Dean W. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=572792&disp=American+military+cemeteries%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas]''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Incorporated, 1992. (FHL book 973 V3ho.) | ||