Memphis National Cemetery | |
![]() National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee | |
Location | 3568 Townes Ave Memphis, Tennessee |
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MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96001233 |
Added to NRHP | October 10, 1996 |
Memphis National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Nutbush neighborhood in northeast Memphis, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 44.2 acres (17.9 ha), and as of the end of 2007, had 42,184 interments.[1]
Several Civil War battlefield cemeteries were transferred to the Memphis National Cemetery after the war.