Dayton National Cemetery

HISTORY

Dayton National Cemetery was established in 1867 as a place to inter veterans who died while under care in the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The first interment was on September 11 , 1867.

It has the remains of veternas from every major conflict the United States has been involved in dating back to the American Revolutionary War .

NOTABLE MONUMENTS

The Dayton Soldiers’ Monument, was constructed between 1873 and 1877 . It is a 30 foot marble column on a granite base. Dedicated by President Rutherford B. Hayes .

A Memorial to 33 soldiers of the War Of 1812 Buried in this Cemetery. A bronze plaque on a boulder.

NOTABLE INTERMENTS

Second Lieutenant Henry W. Downs, Medal Of Honor recipient for action in the American Civil War .

Corporal Oscar Wadsworth Field, Medal of Honor recipient for action aboard USS ''Nashville'' during the Spanish-American War .

Sergeant George Geiger, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle Of Little Bighorn during the Indian Wars .

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Seaman John H. James, Medal of Honor recipient for action aboard USS ''Richmond'' during the Civil War.

Private Charles A. Taggart, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle Of Sayler's Creek during the Civil War.

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