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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Infobox cemetery Fort Meade National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Sturgis in Meade County, South Dakota. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses Шаблон:Convert. It is maintained by Black Hills National Cemetery.

History

First established on September 24, 1878, by the surviving members of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry, not long after Fort Meade was constructed. It was named for General George Meade. It has been closed to new interments since the end of World War II.

Fort Meade National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973.

Noteworthy monuments

  • An obelisk monument honors the memory of two soldiers from the 7th Cavalry.

Notable interments

Файл:VIEW OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT PVT. ALBERT KNAAK, SECTION 2, GRAVE 101. VIEW TO WEST. - Fort Meade National Cemetery, Old Stone Road, Sturgis, Meade County, SD HALS SD-3-9.tif
Grave of Albert Knaak (1840–1897), Medal of Honor recipient

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