San Antonio National Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

San Antonio National Cemetery

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Listed
November 22, 1999
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001395

About this property

San Antonio National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 3.7 acres (1.5 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 3,163 interments. San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were Civil War Union soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown. San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. A monument dedicated to the unknown dead buried in the cemetery. Erected in 1912. Private David B. Barkley, for action in World War I. Private Frederick Deetline, for action at the Battle of Little Big Horn during the Indian Wars. Sergeant Henry Falcott, for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars. Private John Harrington, for action in the Indian Wars. Corporal Henry A. McMasters, for action in the Indian Wars. Private James J. Nash, for action in the Spanish–American War. Private Solon D. Neal, for action in the Indian Wars. Private Simon Suhler, a.k.a. Charles Gardner, for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars. First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington, for action in the Indian Wars. Four Medal of Honor recipients, whose burial locations are unknown, are honored at the cemetery with cenotaphs Private William H. Barnes, for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in the Civil War. Sergeant William De Armond, for action in the Indian Wars. Corporal John J. Given, for action in the Indian Wars. Private George W. Smith, for action in the Indian Wars. Brigadier General John L. Bullis, Civil War era military officer of 118th & 41st United States Colored Infantry, later as an officer in the 24th Infantry Regiment, a prominent Buffalo Soldier regiment, and commander of the famed Black Seminole scouts in Texas. Camp Bullis in San Antonio, TX is named for him. Lieutenant Eugene M. Bradley, first person who died at an airfield in Windsor Locks, CT. Airfield was renamed for him. Originally named Bradley Field, its name was changed to Bradley International Airport (BDL). Second Lieutenant George Edward Maurice Kelly, namesake of Kelly Air Force Base. Private Harry M. Wurzbach in Spanish–American War, as US Congressman served 1921 until his death 1931. Captain Solon McAdoo, leader of Belknap Rifles, at outbreak of Spanish–American War the group enlisted as Company F, First Texas Volunteer Infantry, under McAdoo, who died of fever. Private Prince Romerson, a Hawaiian who fought in the Civil War and as a Buffalo Soldier.

Location

517 Paso Hondo St.
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
29.42258, -98.46807

Categories

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Sources

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

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