Knoxville National Cemetery | |
![]() Union Soldier monument | |
Location | 939 Tyson St., NW Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°58′32″N 83°55′39″W / 35.97556°N 83.92750°W |
MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96000966 |
Added to NRHP | September 12, 1996 |
Knoxville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Established during the Civil War in 1863, the cemetery currently encompasses 9.8 acres (4.0 ha), and as of the end of 2007, had 9,006 interments. The 60-foot (18 m) Union Soldier monument, which stands in the eastern corner of the cemetery, is one of the largest Union monuments in the South.[1] In 1996, the cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a multiple properties submission for national cemeteries.