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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: | *Soldiers and veterans were often buried in private, public, church, national, and military post cemeteries. Others were buried on the battlefield or in prison or hospital cemeteries. The first national military cemeteries were created in 1862 during the <span id="__firefox-findbar-search-id">Civil War</span>. | ||
*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<br>Internet: [http://www.cem.va.gov/ www.cem.va.gov] | [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] | ||
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<br>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>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. | ||
To find microfilm numbers of cemetery records in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under: | *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 | [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.) | ||
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The following publications can help you find overseas cemeteries: | The following publications can help you find overseas cemeteries: | ||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=592051&disp=American+memorials+and+overseas+military%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Memorials and Overseas Military Cemeteries]''. Washington, D.C.: American Battle Monuments Commission, 1970. (FHL book 973 Al no. 58; FHL film 928257.) Contains descriptions of cemeteries in Europe where Americans are buried who died in World Wars I and II. | *''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=592051&disp=American+memorials+and+overseas+military%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Memorials and Overseas Military Cemeteries]''. Washington, D.C.: American Battle Monuments Commission, 1970. (FHL book 973 Al no. 58; FHL film 928257.) Contains descriptions of cemeteries in Europe where Americans are buried who died in World Wars I and II. | ||
*Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor.[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=430887&disp=American+battle+monuments%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission'']. Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics, Incorporated, 1989. (FHL book 973 V3am.) Lists the public services offered by the commission plus a directory to their offices. It serves as a guide to cemeteries and memorials for the World Wars. | |||
Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor.[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=430887&disp=American+battle+monuments%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission'']. Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics, Incorporated, 1989. (FHL book 973 V3am.) Lists the public services offered by the commission plus a directory to their offices. It serves as a guide to cemeteries and memorials for the World Wars. | |||