Research Catalog
American military cemeteries
- Title
- American military cemeteries / Dean W. Holt.
- Author
- Holt, Dean W., 1927-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG UB393 .H65 2010 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- x, 397 p. : ill., maps; 27 cm.
- Summary
- "This updated edition of the 1992 reference work ("exhaustive...fascinating"--Library Journal) contains information about United States military cemeteries, including how each cemetery was chosen, why it was established, and notable individuals buried therein. Appendices provide lists of installations by state and by year of establishment, as well as information on headstones, markers, and the Medal of Honor"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- "Bivouac of the dead" -- The national cemetery system/administration -- Department of Veterans Affairs : National cemeteries and related sites -- National cemeteries -- Confederate cemeteries -- Soldiers' lots -- Monuments -- Special installations -- Lost cemeteries -- Other cemeteries and monuments -- Department of the Army national cemeteries -- National Park Service national cemeteries -- American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) cemeteries and monuments -- State veterans cemeteries -- Appendix A: Installations by state -- Appendix B: National cemeteries by year of establishment -- Appendix C: Soldiers' lots, plots, and monuments by year of establishment -- Appendix D: Headstones and markers -- Appendix E: The Medal of Honor -- Appendix F: Memorial Day orders.
- Call Number
- UB393
- ISBN
- 9780786440238 (alk. paper)
- 0786440236 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009044640
- OCLC
- 463971243
- Author
- Holt, Dean W., 1927-
- Title
- American military cemeteries / Dean W. Holt.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, c2010.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG UB393 .H65 2010