National Register of Historic Places

Natchez National Cemetery

Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Listed
November 22, 1999
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001387

About this property

Natchez National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River in Adams County, Mississippi. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 25.7 acres (10.4 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 7,154 interments. The original site of the cemetery was purchased from local residents in 1866, to inter Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. Remains from battlefield and post cemeteries from around the region were brought to the cemetery to be reinterred. In 1866 a large number of soldiers who were buried in the levees of the west bank of the Mississippi River were exhumed and transferred to the National Cemetery. Natchez National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Landsman Wilson Brown, Medal of Honor recipient for action aboard USS Hartford at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War. Major General Carey A. Randall, decorated officer in the Marine Corps; served as Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 1951–1960. Media related to Natchez National Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. MS-2, "Natchez National Cemetery, 41 Cemetery Road, Natchez, Adams, MS" U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Natchez National Cemetery

Location

41 Cemetery Rd.
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
31.58115, -91.39529

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When was Natchez National Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Natchez National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Natchez National Cemetery?

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