San Antonio National Cemetery
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San Antonio National Cemetery
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| Location | 517 Paso Hondo St San Antonio, Texas |
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| Built | 1867 |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 99001395 |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 1999 |
San Antonio National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 3.7 acres (1.5 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 3,163 interments.
San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were Civil War Union soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown.
San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Coordinates: 29°25′18″N 98°28′02″W / 29.42167°N 98.46722°W
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