there are so many military cemetaries out there, the biggest know one in the US is the Arlington National cemetery
The name of the cemetery is Arlington National Cemetery but it is also a military cemetery were soldiers have been laid down.
A military cemetery that was built to honor Union soldiers who died there was established at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The very first National Cemetery that was built to honor fallen heroes from all wars was in Arlington, Virginia.
There are many cemeteries located throughout the United States where soldiers of both sides are buried. The most famous is probably Arlington National Cemetery followed by the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
It became a military cemetery in 1864 and on May 13, 1864, a Confederate prisoner was the first soldier buried there.
Arlington National Cemetery opened in May 1864 during the American Civil War on the grounds of the Arlington Estate in Virginia. It was established as a military cemetery to honor and bury Union soldiers who died during the conflict.
Cemetery Hill
Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The Normandy American Cemetery is the military cemetery where soldiers that lost their lives and buried there.
Yes. That's where people came to visit and honor those military soldiers.
Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [The Soldiers' National Cemetery was exclusively for Union soldiers]
On November 19, 1863.