Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

A national cemetery on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis, with roots in an 1826 army post and many Civil War and later burials.

2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, MO 63125 · St. Louis, MO

About Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs burial ground south of St. Louis, on the banks of the Mississippi River. It grew out of a military post opened in 1826, which became the army's first permanent base west of the Mississippi. The cemetery holds veterans from many wars, including about 1,140 Confederate soldiers and a large group burial of African American soldiers who died of cholera in 1866. Visitors can see Medal of Honor graves, monuments from states and veterans' groups, a memorial chapel, and a carillon bell tower. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk, and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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