American Military Cemeteries, 2d ed

This updated edition of the 1992 reference work ("exhaustive...fascinating"--Library Journal) contains comprehensive information about United States military cemeteries, including how each cemetery was chosen, why it was established, and notable individuals buried therein. Covered are cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Army, the National Park Service, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and the various states, among others, along with smaller and "lost" cemeteries. Appendices provide lists of installations by state and by year of establishment, as well as information on headstones, markers and the Medal of Honor.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Preface      viii

"Bivouac of the Dead"     

Introduction: The National Cemetery System/Administration     

Part I. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemeteries and Related Sites

National Cemeteries     

Confederate Cemeteries     

Soldiers' Lots     

Monuments     

Special Installations     

Lost Cemeteries     

Part II. Other Cemeteries and Monuments

Department of the Army National Cemeteries     

National Park Service National Cemeteries     

American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

Cemeteries and Monuments     

State Veterans Cemeteries     

Appendices

A. Installations by State     

B. National Cemeteries by Year of Establishment     

C. Soldiers' Lots, Plots and Monuments by Year of Establishment     

D. Headstones and Markers     

E. The Medal of Honor     

F. Memorial Day Orders     

Index     

About the author

The late Dean W. Holt was retired from federal service and lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: Dean W. Holt, Holt Dean W.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2020
• EAN: 9781476681764
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-8176-4
• No. of pages: 407
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 721 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, REFERENCE / General, military history, United States of America, USA, Military institutions, Memorials & Rolls Of Honour