Andersonville National Cemetery

The Illinois Monument rises over graves decorated for Memorial Day.

NPS/Andersonville NHS

 

Andersonville becomes an object lesson in patriotism. To this retired and beautiful spot will thousands resort in the long years to come, to learn again and again lessons of heroic sacrifice made by those who so quietly sleep in these long rows of graves.
                              ~ Robert H. Kellogg, Andersonville Survivor

Andersonville National Cemetery was established to provide a permanent place of honor for those who died in military service to our country. The initial interments, beginning in February 1864, were those who died in the nearby prisoner of war camp. Today the cemetery contains nearly 20,000 interments. Administered by the National Park Service, Andersonville National Cemetery uses the same eligibility criteria as cemeteries administered by the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

 

Cemetery Regulations
Andersonville National Cemetery serves as a shrine for the nation's honored dead. Regulations have been designed to ensure beauty, dignity and preservation of a reverent atmosphere. Please abide by the following regulations while on the cemetery grounds:

• Pets are prohibited in the landscaped and grassy areas within the National Cemetery. Pets are welcome in other parts of the park, provided they are kept on a leash at all times. 
• No jogging, picnicking or recreational activities
• Please keep your voices lowered
• Please place all litter in refuse containers
• Please do not sit on headstones or monuments within the cemetery grounds