{"nrhp_refnum":"99001395","name":"San Antonio National Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"517 Paso Hondo St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.422765195500034,"lon":-98.4681022063359,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3.7-acre national cemetery at 517 Paso Hondo Street in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, established in 1867 on land donated by the City of San Antonio. It has a rectangular layout with a circular plot at each end.","why_significant":"The nomination finds the cemetery significant under Criterion A for its association with the Civil War era and for its role as a burial ground for veterans of many wars and all service branches. Burials include Buffalo Soldiers, Medal of Honor recipients, and figures such as Gen. John L. Bullis and Congressman Gustav Schleicher. It is part of the Civil War Era National Cemeteries multiple property group.","narrative":"San Antonio National Cemetery occupies about 3.7 acres on Paso Hondo Street. It was established in 1867 on land donated by the city, with a second tract added in 1884. The grounds are laid out in burial sections with circular plots at the east and west ends, enclosed by a stone wall built in 1939 and entered through iron gates. Surviving features include a stone rostrum from 1890, a flagpole, and a 1912 granite monument to unknown dead moved from the Fort Concho post cemeteries. The cemetery holds over 3,000 sites, and about 256 known Buffalo Soldiers are buried there. Thirteen Medal of Honor recipients are buried or memorialized there. Other burials include General John L. Bullis, Congressman Gustav Schleicher and Lt. George E. M. Kelly. It was listed for its association with the Civil War era and its service as a resting place for veterans of many conflicts. The period of significance runs from 1867 to 1949.","period_of_significance":"1867-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The cemetery closed to new burials in 1961, though some cremation sites remained available as of May 1999. Maintenance is handled under contract with a private firm.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.27549-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_AL/99001395.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001395/076aa04686-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001395/076aa04686-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NationalCemetery2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NationalCemetery2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77834839","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_National_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7413344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/san-antonio-national-cemetery-99001395/"}