Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 01/15/1995
NRHP Listing Date 04/07/1995
NRHP Reference Number 95000274
Established in December 1866, the Danville National Cemetery first was used to inter Union prisoners of war who died in the tobacco warehouses and factories that were converted into Danville’s Confederate prisons. Most of the dead, 1,170 known, and 143 unknown, were enlisted men and noncommissioned officers who succumbed to diseases ranging from pneumonia to scurvy. The cemetery also has four group burials, of sixteen U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Force casualties of World War II. Their remains were reinterred in 1949 from cemeteries in France, Italy, and Honduras. The oblong cemetery is surrounded by a low stone wall and is entered by wrought-iron gates. The original 1870s superintendent’s lodge was demolished in 1928 and replaced with the present Colonial Revival structure.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: November 9, 2022
