Naval Hospital Cemetery
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Naval Hospital Cemetery

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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    Brooklyn, New York 11249 United States
    Coordinates: 40.69928, -73.96307
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The Naval Hospital Cemetery at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was established in 1831 and closed in 1910. In 1926, the Navy removed the remains of those buried here and re-interred their remains at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, also in Brooklyn. In 1997, during excavation of the closed Naval Yard human remains were unearthed. From 1997-1999 the Navy conducted extensive research to address the issue of these military burials. The Navy research suggested that by 1881 as many as 2000 burials had occurred. The 1999 study identified a minimum of 1717 burials for the entire 80 years the cemetery was active. The Navy study could not locate a register for the burials that took place from 1894 until 1910. The only information on burials during that time period came from the index of the disinterred. The study identified 1351 burials in the first 64 years of operation; 987 of those were removed in 1926 to Cypress Hills Nat'l Cemetery. At least 54 of those remains were unidentified.

An additional 517 burials were not documented as having been removed in 1926. Most of these burials date to the periods of Civil War and War with Mexico.

The study also suggested that there was at least 366 burials after 1894, 159 of which had no date of death listed.



The Naval Hospital Cemetery at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was established in 1831 and closed in 1910. In 1926, the Navy removed the remains of those buried here and re-interred their remains at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, also in Brooklyn. In 1997, during excavation of the closed Naval Yard human remains were unearthed. From 1997-1999 the Navy conducted extensive research to address the issue of these military burials. The Navy research suggested that by 1881 as many as 2000 burials had occurred. The 1999 study identified a minimum of 1717 burials for the entire 80 years the cemetery was active. The Navy study could not locate a register for the burials that took place from 1894 until 1910. The only information on burials during that time period came from the index of the disinterred. The study identified 1351 burials in the first 64 years of operation; 987 of those were removed in 1926 to Cypress Hills Nat'l Cemetery. At least 54 of those remains were unidentified.

An additional 517 burials were not documented as having been removed in 1926. Most of these burials date to the periods of Civil War and War with Mexico.

The study also suggested that there was at least 366 burials after 1894, 159 of which had no date of death listed.



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  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2646734