Fort Logan National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Fort Logan, a former U.S. Army installation, was named after Union General John A. Logan, commander of US Volunteer forces during the American Civil War. It contains 214 acres (87 ha) and has over 122,000 interments as of 2014.

On March 10, 1950, Congress authorized the use of military lands at Fort Logan as a national cemetery, but limited the size to no more than 160 acres. Since that time, the cemetery has expanded from the original 160 acres to 214 acres.

The Fort Logan National Cemetery was established in 1950, incorporating the original 3.2-acre post cemetery first used in 1889 and located in section A near the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Kenyon Avenue.

Nov 29, 2016 · Fort Logan National Cemetery serves as a memorial to the sacrifices of the U.S. military, and is a reflection of the expanded burial and memorial mission established during the Civil War with the earliest national cemeteries.

cemetery at Fort Logan in 1889 and ,on March 10, 1950 Congress designated the former , post cemetery at Fort Logan a national cemetery. As of February 2016, Fort Logan National Cemetery contained 124,734 interments (81,475 in caskets and 40,587 cremains). Significant features of the cemetery include the original

After the fort closed the site was used as a mental health center and part of the land was set aside for the Fort Logan National Cemetery. [1] Initially named Fort Sheridan, in 1889 the fort was named after Union General John A. Logan, commander of US Volunteer forces during the American Civil War. [3] [4]

The cemetery started as a military post cemetery in 1887. Mabel Peterkin, the daughter of a private who was stationed at Fort Logan, was the first burial. Soldiers who served at Fort Logan and their family members are buried in the oldest part of the cemetery.

Fort Logan National Cemetery has its origins in the small post cemetery that started at Fort Logan in 1889. Today the original three-acre section of graves is in the northwest corner of the cemetery.

On March 10, 1950, Congress authorized the use of military lands at Fort Logan as a national cemetery, but limited the size to no more than 160 acres. Since that time, the cemetery has expanded from the original 160 acres to 214 acres.

Fort Logan National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Fort Logan, a former U.S. Army installation, was named after Union General John A. Logan, commander of US Volunteer forces during the American Civil War. It contains 214 acres (87 ha) and has over 122,000 interments as of 2014.