Histopolis Place-of-the-Day

The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Monday, January 10, 2011 is Seven Pines National Cemetery in Henrico County, Virginia.

"Seven Pines National Cemetery is located in Henrico County, Va., approximately eight miles southeast of Richmond. The Battle of Fair Oaks (also known as the Battle of Seven Pines) took place in this region and the cemetery’s 1.9-acres are located on a portion of a battlefield.

"After the close of the Civil War, Lieut. Col. James H. Moore, assistant quartermaster, was authorized to select a site for a permanent national cemetery for the interment of the battlefield dead. The original 1.3-acre site was appropriated in 1866, and later purchased, from Richard Hilliard. Two small plots of land were added to the site in 1874 and 1875. The cemetery name is derived from the seven pine trees planted along the inside of the cemetery wall in 1869.

"A program of concentrating the battlefield remains began in May 1866. More than four years had elapsed since the first casualties of the war had been hastily buried, however, and the remains were often difficult to identify. As a result, 1,216 interments were unknown here, compared to 141 known dead.

"Seven Pines National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995."

Source: Cemeteries - Seven Pines National Cemetery - Burial & Memorials

The Histopolis Grave Index for Seven Pines National Cemetery contains 1,245 entries with 385 unique surnames.

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