BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Fort Stevens Park National Cemetery

DC -- Fort Stevens Park National Cemetery:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FTSTNC_190527_050.JPG: Roll Call As the gallant soldiers that are interred at the cemetery marched onto the battlefield on July 11-12, 1864 during the Battle of Fort Stevens, their regimental flags accompanied then into the fight. Battleground National Cemetery honors these men of valor by placing the names of the fallen under the flags they bravely fought and died for defending the nation's capital. The inner ring of graves are labeled 1-32, and the numbers 33-41 are in the outer ring.
2. FTSTNC_190527_058.JPG: Battleground National Cemetery During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington, DC from a two-day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. President Abraham Lincoln, who attended the burial ceremony, dedicated the land as hallowed ground, making Battleground National Cemetery one of America's smallest national cemeteries. Between the 1870s and the early 1900s, a Superintendent's Lodge, rostrum, flagpole, and regimental monuments were added to the cemetery to pay tribute to the brave men who sacrificed all to preserve this nation and its capital city. In addition to the fallen soldiers, the cemetery also holds the remains of the wife and three children of Augustus Armbrecht, the original caretaker of the cemetery.
3. FTSTNC_190527_062.JPG: General Orders No. 80
4. FTSTNC_190527_067.JPG: An Act to Establish and to Protect National Cemeteries. Approved February 22, 1867. Section 3. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, gravestone, or other structure, or shall willfully destroy, cut, break, injure, or remove any tree, shrub, or plant within the limits of any of said National Cemeteries shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any District or Circuit Court of the United States within any State or District where any of said National Cemeteries are situated, shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment of not less than fifteen nor more than sixty days, according to the nature and aggravation of the offense. And the Superintendent in charge of any National Cemetery is hereby authorized to arrest forthwith any person engaged in committing or Judge of any District or Circuit Court of the United States, within any State or District where any of said Cemeteries are situated, for the purpose of holding said person to answer for said misdemeanor, and then and there make complaint in due form.
5. FTSTNC_190527_076.JPG: Sacred to the memory of our comrades who gave their lives in defence of the National Capitol July 11, 1864
6. FTSTNC_190527_099.JPG: Memorial to Co. K. 150th ONGI [Ohio National Guard Infantry] which took part in the defense of Fort Stevens, DC July 12, 1864
7. FTSTNC_190527_101.JPG: To the gallant sons of Onondaga County, NY who found on this field July 12, 1864 in defence of Washington and in the presence of Abraham Lincoln
8. FTSTNC_190527_112.JPG: Served three years in the Sixth Army Corps
9. FTSTNC_190527_121.JPG: To the gallant sons of Onondaga County, NY who found on this field July 12, 1864 in defence of Washington and in the presence of Abraham Lincoln
10. FTSTNC_190527_128.JPG: 122 NYC [New York Volunteers]
11. FTSTNC_190527_151.JPG: In memory of our comrades killed and wounded in battle on this field July 11th and 12th 1864
Wikipedia Description: Battleground National Cemetery
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park.

Battle of Fort Stevens:

The Battle of Fort Stevens, which took place on July 11-12, 1864, marked the defeat of General Jubal Anderson Early's Confederate campaign to launch an offensive action against the national capital. During the battle, 59 soldiers were killed on the Union side. There were approximately 500 casualties on the Confederate side of the battle.

Burials:

After the battle, Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs seized one-acre of farm land to use for burying the dead. Under direction from President Abraham Lincoln and Meigs, forty were buried on the evening of July 12 on the battlefield site. That night, Lincoln came to the site to dedicate it as the Battleground National Cemetery. It was declared that anyone who fought in the battle was permitted to be buried at the location. But only one veteran of the battle, Edward R. Campbell, was buried in the cemetery in March 1936 at the age of 92. The family that lived in the caretaker's house on the site are also buried at the cemetery.

In addition to the grave markers, the cemetery includes four monuments to units that fought at Fort Stevens, including the 25th New York Volunteer Cavalry, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, 122nd New York Infantry, and the 150th Ohio National Guard.

Administration:

The piece of land was previously part of a fruit orchard owned by farmer James Malloy. When he returned to his land after the dust cleared from the battle, Malloy was upset that his land was taken and challenged the action. Through an act of Congress passed on February 22, 1867, the land was acquired and officially transferred to the government on July 23, 1868 with payment made to Malloy.

A superintendent's lodge was built in 1871, using a basic stone design by General Montgomery Meigs that was a prototype for all national cemeteries. The lodge was built as a residence for the superintendent of the cemetery. The superintendent's lodge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1980.

Battleground National Cemetery was administered by the United States Department of War until 1933-34, when it was transferred to the National Park Service. The cemetery was administratively listed on the National Register on October 15, 1966, and is one of the smallest national cemeteries.

In 2005, the DC Preservation League listed the cemetery as one of the most endangered historic sites in Washington, D.C. The National Park Service has been allocated funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for restoration work at Battleground National Cemetery.
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