City Point National Cemetery

Historic veterans cemetery in Hopewell, Virginia

United States historic place

Significant dates

City Point National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Army of the James Monument
37°18′21″N 77°17′50″W / 37.30583°N 77.29722°W / 37.30583; -77.29722
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1866
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000923^[1]
VLR No.	116-0006
Added to NRHP	August 10, 1995
Designated VLR	September 19, 1978^[2]

City Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the community of City Point within the city of Hopewell, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 6.7 acres (2.7 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 6,909 interments. It is managed by Hampton National Cemetery.

History

During the Civil War, the area around City Point was a Union supply depot, established by General Ulysses S. Grant. Its proximity to the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia made it an ideal staging place. The cemetery was established to reinter soldiers who were buried in the seven nearby hospital cemeteries and those from makeshift battlefield plots throughout the area.

City Point National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notable monuments

The Army of the James Monument, a 20' high white marble monument erected in 1865.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links

Media related to City Point National Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons

National Cemetery Administration
City Point National Cemetery
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City Point National Cemetery
City Point National Cemetery at Find a Grave
Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. VA-8, "City Point National Cemetery, 10th Avenue & Davis Street, Hopewell, VA"

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