Staunton National Cemetery
Staunton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Shenandoah Valley, in Staunton, Virginia It encompasses a just over a single acre, and as of the end of 2005 had 994 interments. It is closed to new interments, and is maintained by the Culpeper National Cemetery.
History
Designated a National Cemetery in September of 1868, the original interments were remains moved from the Staunton city cemetery. Many were soldiers who died during the American Civil War at the Battle of Cross Keys and Battle of Port Republic. Over 500 of whom were unidentified.
Staunton National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.