National Register of Historic Places

Danville National Cemetery

Danville (Independent City), Danville County, Virginia
Listed
April 6, 1995
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95000274

About this property

Danville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Danville, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) and, as of the end of 2005, it had 2,282 interments. It is managed by Salisbury National Cemetery. Danville National Cemetery was established by the federal government on August 14, 1867 on a plot of 2.6 acres (1.1 ha). This was part of the process to recognize and commemorate the military dead. Almost all of the original interments were Union prisoners-of-war who had been held in the city of Danville. Tobacco warehouses were converted into Confederate internment facilities for this purpose. Most of the Union prisoners, as was the case for soldiers throughout the war, died of infectious diseases and malnutrition. These soldiers were initially buried in poorly marked, mass graves. They were later exhumed and reinterred with individual markers. Soldiers were from numerous states, including Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The cemetery is open to visitors throughout the year. Danville National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Media related to Danville National Cemetery (Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. VA-21, "Danville National Cemetery, 721 Lee Street, Danville, Danville, VA" U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Danville National Cemetery

Location

721 Lee St.
Danville (Independent City), Danville County, Virginia
36.58620, -79.38911

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Nearby Historic Sites

Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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0.1 mi
Danville Municipal Building
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0.1 mi
Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District
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Downtown Danville Historic District
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Hotel Danville
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Danville National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1995.

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