Santa Fe National Cemetery New Mexico

Visited the Santa Fe National Cemetery on December 20th 2009. I have a couple good old friends buried here. Nice peaceful place. It was kind of a cold day this day but whenever I am in Santa Fe I always consider it my duty to come here and pay a visit to honor the names of all these people.

History of the place:
Though New Mexico only played a small part in the American Civil War, the cemetery was created after the war to inter the Union soldiers who died fighting there, primarily at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe donated the land to the federal government in 1870. In 1876 its status was changed to a post cemetery, but in 1885 it became a National Cemetery once again.
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/santafe.asp

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