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West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the grounds of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. It overlooks the Hudson River, and served as a burial ground for Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War, and for early West Point residents prior to its designation as a military cemetery ...
- West Point Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia)
West Point Cemetery, also known as Potter's Field and...
- West Point Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia)
The West Point Post Cemetery is America’s oldest military post cemetery and has become a historic national landmark. The cemetery is located on the grounds of the United States Military...
Monuments. References. List of monuments at the United States Military Academy. The United States Military Academy (USMA) is a federal service academy located at West Point, New York that educates and commissions officers for the United States Army. The Academy was formally founded in 1802 and graduated its first class in October of the same year.
MonumentImageDedicatedAir Cadet Monument1945Dedicated by members of the Corps of ...American Soldier's Statue1980Erected in 1980 as a memorial to the ...1897Dedicated in 1897 by Civil War veterans ...Buckner Memorial1946Located on the shore of Lake Popolopen at ...The mission of the West Point Post Cemetery is to deliver the FINAL SALUTE to those members of the US Corps of Cadets, its Faculty, Staff and those West Point Graduates who have dedicated their lives in the service of this nation.
This historically African American burial place, first known as Potter’s Field, was established as Calvary Cemetery in 1873 and renamed West Point Cemetery in 1885. James E. Fuller, Norfolk’s first African American councilman, secured a section for the burial of black Union Civil War veterans in 1886. Nearly 60 soldiers and sailors were ...
26. Aug. 2014 · WELCOME to the West Point Cemetery, America’s oldest military post cemetery and a national historic landmark. Located at the United States Military Academy, the cemetery provides a serene locale for the thousands of visitors who walk the grounds each year.
