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HISTORY The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862 , and were primarily Union soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at Fort Monroe . It became a National Cemetery in 1866 . While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 Confederate soldiers in their own section. Hampton National Cemetery has the interred remains of World War II prisoners of war, 55 German and 5 Italian . It also has the remains of 28 sailors from the German submarine U-85 which was sunk by USS ''Roper'' off Cape Hatteras in 1942 . Hampton National Cemetery was listed on the National Register Of Historic Places on February 26 , 1996 . NOTABLE MONUMENTS
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