Battleground National Cemetery was created for those who fought and died for the country

Battleground National Cemetery was set up after the battle of Fort Stevens in 1864. The entrance to the cemetery is flanked by two Civil War vintage guns. With over 900 casualties, this cemetery was specially created for those who fought and died. Four granite pillars were raised in memory of the four volunteer companies who fought at Fort Stevens.

Upon entering the cemetery visitors will be amazed by the two 6-pond, smoothbore guns from the Civil War Vintage. There are also four memorial pillars that represent the volunteer regiments who fought at Fort Stevens.

Buried at the cemetery are those who fought in the civil war, including the forty that were buried there on the 12th of July during the war and that of Edward R. Campbell who was buried at the cemetery at the age of 92 in March 1936. Also buried at the cemetery is the family who were the caretakers.

Battleground National Cemetery was listed as an endangered historic site in 2005, funding was allocated to the park from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, these funds will provide much needed restoration work to ensure the park continues to provide significant historical information to generations to come.