Established 1863 Size 20 acres (8.1 ha) Founded 1863 Number of graves 10,000 | Country United States No. of graves 10,000+ Added to NRHP 7 March 2012 | |
 | ||
Location Lincoln County, Nebraska Type United States National Cemetery Address 12004 S Spur 56A, Maxwell, NE 69151, USA Burials Emanuel Stance, George Jordan, James W. Fous, Nellie Snyder Yost, Butler B. Miltonberger | ||
Fort mcpherson national cemetery
Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located 4 miles (6 km) south of the village of Maxwell in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 20 acres (8.1 ha), and as of 2014, it had over 10,000 interments.
Contents
Miap fort mcpherson national cemetery 2013 slideshow
History
Fort McPherson was established in 1863 as an outpost to protect travellers along the Oregon and California Trails, and to keep the peace with the local Native Americans. It was named for Major General James B. McPherson, who was killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta. A cemetery was created along with the fort. In 1873, 20 acres (8.1 ha) were set aside to be a National Cemetery, and the remains interred in the original post cemetery were moved to it.
Twenty-three cemeteries were moved from abandoned frontier forts to Fort McPherson; the last of these was moved from Fort Robinson when it was closed in 1947.