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Fort Meade National Cemetery

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Established
  
1878

Country
  
United States

No. of graves
  
235

Number of graves
  
235

Location
  
Sturgis, South Dakota

Size
  
1.9 acres (0.77 ha)

Founded
  
1878

Type
  
United States National Cemetery (closed to new interments)

Address
  
Stone Rd, Southwest Meade, SD 57741, USA

Similar
  
Black Hills National Cemetery, Fort Meade, Ft Meade Recreation Area Park, Glencoe CampRe, Holiday Inn Express Sturgis

Fort Meade National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Sturgis in Meade County, South Dakota. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 1.9 acres (0.77 ha). It is maintained by Black Hills National Cemetery.

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History

First established on September 24, 1878, by the surviving members of George Armstrong Custer's 7th cavalry, not long after Fort Meade was constructed. It was named for General George Meade. It has been closed to new interments since the end of World War II.

Fort Meade National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973.

Noteworthy monuments

  • An obelisk monument honors the memory of two soldiers from the 7th cavalry.

    • Notable interments

  • Private Abram Brant, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, during the Indian Wars (cenotaph).
  • Private Albert Knaak, Medal of Honor recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars.

    • References

    Fort Meade National Cemetery Wikipedia
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