Danville National Cemetery (Kentucky)

A square limestone post, with the letters "U.S." inscribed on the upper face, is situated at each corner of the national cemetery.A flagpole, 70 feet high, constructed in 1971, is located just south of the bronze plaque identifying the national cemetery.The original interments were Union soldiers who died while under care in military hospitals in Danville.[4] During the early months of 1863, Confederate detachments infiltrated among the Union garrisons trying to protect Kentucky.On March 24, 1863, the city of Danville was captured by Confederate General John Pegram and his cavalry brigade, despite stout resistance from Colonel Frank Lane Wolford, commander of the First Kentucky Union Cavalry.
U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesDanville, KentuckyUnited States National CemeteryDanvilleBoyle County, KentuckyUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsBellevue CemeteryDepartment of Veterans AffairsAmerican Civil WarConfederateJohn PegramFrank Lane WolfordNational Park ServiceFind a Grave