National Register of Historic Places

Glendale National Cemetery

Providence Forge, Henrico County, Virginia
Listed
February 26, 1996
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
96000026

About this property

Glendale National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 2.1 acres (0.85 ha), and as of the end of 2005 had 2,064 interments. It is closed to new interments. Glendale National Cemetery was established on May 7, 1866, and named after a farmstead that was on the property at the time. The original interments were the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of Malvern Hill and other nearby American Civil War battlefields. Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Corporal Michael Fleming Folland (1949–1969), Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War. Media related to Glendale National Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. VA-5, "Glendale National Cemetery, 8301 Willis Church Road, Richmond, Independent City, VA" U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glendale National Cemetery

Location

Providence Forge, Henrico County, Virginia
37.43591, -77.23443

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Malvern Hill (Additional Documentation)
Industrial
2.6 mi
Flood Marker of 1771
Colonial
3.4 mi
Hardens
Industrial
4.4 mi
Curles Neck Farm
Modern
4.5 mi
Dogham, Doggams
Industrial
5 mi

Nearby Battles

Second Battle of Fair Oaks (October 27 1864)
1864Civil War
1.3 mi
Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farm
1862Civil War
1.8 mi
King's School House Fight (June 25, 1862)
1862Civil War
2 mi

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Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1996.

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