Chattanooga National Cemetery

Overview

Chattanooga National Cemetery is located near the center of the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 120.9 acres and has more than 50,000 interments. The cemetery was established in 1863, by an order from Major General George Henry Thomas after the Civil War Battles of Chattanooga, as a place to inter Union soldiers who fell in combat.

Quick Facts

Status

Existing

Locality or neighborhood

Chattanooga

State or province

Tennessee

Address

1200 Bailey Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Postal code

37404