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| Marietta National Cemetery | |
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 Marietta National Cemetery | |
 Interactive map of Marietta National Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1866 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°57′04″N84°32′28″W / 33.95111°N 84.54111°W /33.95111; -84.54111 |
| Type | United States National Cemetery (closed) |
| Size | 23.3 acres (9.4 ha) |
| No. of graves | ~20,000 |
| Website | Official |
| Find a Grave | Marietta National Cemetery |
Marietta National Cemetery | |
.jpg) Site in U.S. state of Georgia | |
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| Location | 500 Washington Ave.,Marietta, Georgia |
| Area | 23.2 acres (9.4 ha) |
| Built | 1866 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001170[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1998 |
Marietta National Cemetery is aUnited States National Cemetery located in the city ofMarietta inCobb County, Georgia. It encompasses 23.3 acres (9.4 ha), and as of the end of 2006, had 18,742interments. It is closed to new interments, and is now maintained by the newGeorgia National Cemetery.
Originally established in 1866 by GeneralGeorge Henry Thomas asMarietta and Atlanta National Cemetery, it was intended to provide interment for nearly 10,000Union dead from GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman’sAtlanta campaign.
The land for the cemetery was donated by local resident Henry Cole, as a place to inter both Union andConfederate soldiers. His idea was that by burying together those who had fallen together in battle, it could help foster a kind of peace. Both sides rejected his proposal, and the land was used primarily to inter Union soldiers, while the others were buried in theMarietta Confederate Cemetery. As part of the land sale agreement, the Cole family has their own plot within the National Cemetery.
Marietta National Cemetery was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1998.
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