Glendale National Cemetery facts for kids

Glendale National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Virginia Show map of Virginia Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Richmond, Virginia
Area	6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built	1866
Architect	Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000026
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1996

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.

History

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.

Notable interments

• Corporal Michael Fleming Folland (1949–1969), Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.