Springfield National Cemetery
1702 East Seminole Street, Springfield, MO, 65804
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GPS Coordinates:
37.173609, -93.264020
County: Greene
Record count: 15,768
Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Directions: Located inside Springfield city limits, in the central-east portion of the city, along the south-west corner of the intersection of E Seminole St., and Glenstone Ave.
Background: Springfield National Cemetery was established in 1867 when the city of Springfield, Missouri, purchased five acres for a burial plot. The cemetery was created primarily to inter soldiers who died at the Battle of Wilson Creek, fought on August 10, 1861—the first major Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River.
The battle involved approximately 5,400 Union troops against 12,000 Confederates and resulted in a Confederate victory, though the South failed to capitalize on their success. Many casualties from this battle were eventually buried in the national cemetery.
In 1911, the Confederate Cemetery Association donated an additional six acres with the provision that burials be restricted to Confederate veterans. This restriction was gradually amended in 1948, 1957, and 1984 to allow all eligible veterans. An 1871 inspection recorded 832 known and 689 unknown interments. Springfield National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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