Beverly National Cemetery is a

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located in Edgewater Park Township, in Burlington County,

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, United States. Administered by the

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, it encompasses , and as 2021 had over 50,000 interments.

History

The original cemetery was only a single acre off of Beverly's Monument Cemetery, purchased from a local resident in 1863 for the purpose of interring Union Army casualties who died in the Beverly United States Army hospital (run for the duration of the Civil War). Additional land was acquired in 1936, 1937, 1948, and 1951. It served as a burial ground only for those veterans who died in nearby hospitals, until space in the nearby

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became limited, and many interments that would have been made there were made at Beverly instead. Beverly National Cemetery was listed on the

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in 1997.

Notable interments

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recipients ** Hospital Corpsman Third Class Edward Clyde Benfold, recipient for action in the

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** Sergeant First Class

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, recipient for action in the Korean War ** Private First Class John W. Dutko, recipient for action in Italy during

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** First Sergeant Bernard Strausbaugh, recipient for action at the

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during the

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. * Others ** Robert Elliott Burns, author who wrote ''

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'' ** Joshua Crittenden "Josh" Cody, American athlete and coach **

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External links

National Cemetery Administration

Beverly National Cemetery
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History

Notable interments

See also

References

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