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Annapolis National Cemetery

Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, North America

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Description

Annapolis National Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County, within the city limits of Annapolis, Md. Annapolis was one of the 14 national cemeteries established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. The original land was leased in Aug. 1862 from a local resident, Nicholas Brewer, for a period of 99 years. Five years later, Brewer’s heirs sold the land outright to the federal government. During the Civil War, Annapolis was the site of a Union training and recruiting center. Despite the government’s best efforts to keep the camps sanitary, a large number of men died due to illnesses such as small pox and typhoid, as well as accidents and violence. As a result, most original interments at the cemetery were men who died at the training camps or nearby hospitals. Annapolis also had a role in the exchange of prisoners between Union and Confederate sides. As early as the War of 1812, there was a well-established practice of paroling prisoners of war so neither side incurred the expense of holding and maintaining the others’ troops for an extended period. While City Point, Va., was the official exchange location, Confederate prisoners were held at Annapolis while arrangements were negotiated. Conversely, Union soldiers held by the Confederacy were often moved to the hospital at Camp Parole, near Annapolis, after their release. At least 24 men buried at Annapolis National Cemetery were former Confederate POWs who died in captivity. Annapolis National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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800 West Street
Annapolis Maryland
United States

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Search Records

Total Records: 3,167
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Jeremiah Harold Wagner

Born: 24 Jan 1891
Died: 20 Feb 1951
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C. A. Abbott

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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George A Abbott

Born: Not Available
Died: 13 Jan 1865
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James Abbott

Born: Not Available
Died: 27 May 1864
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John Abel

Born: Not Available
Died: 21 Dec 1864
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Charles L. Abram

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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John Absher

Born: Not Available
Died: 19 May 1864
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William W Ackerly

Born: Not Available
Died: 28 Nov 1862
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Mark Actwood

Born: 10 Aug 1889
Died: 26 Nov 1951
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Adams

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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George I Adams Jr

Born: 6 May 1908
Died: 17 Aug 1946
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J. F. Adams

Born: Not Available
Died: 10 Mar 1865
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Nathaniel Adams

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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Norman Adams

Born: Not Available
Died: 24 Dec 1942
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Philip Adams

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Died: Not Available
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R.w. Adams

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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Joseph Addison

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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Joseph Addison

Born: Not Available
Died: 23 Mar 1907
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J.p Agnew

Born: Not Available
Died: Not Available
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Fred W Akers

Born: 27 Aug 1906
Died: 13 Jul 1973