By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established, including two of the nation's most iconic military cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery and Gettysburg National Cemetery. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 164 cemeteries in the United States and its territories. National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee Creation of national cemeteries
The cemetery has flat markers, a practice which is used extensively in the new fields at this cemetery. Memorial Day 2010 Gravesites at Fort Logan National Cemetery during Memorial Day 2006 Flags flying at Fort Logan National Cemetery during Memorial Day 2006. Cemeteries for veterans in the United States A plaque at Chattanooga National Cemetery that explains the history of the National Cemetery System Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania Golden Gate National Cemetery, California Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.