Tombstone At West Point

And indeed there is serious doubt whether the grave at West Point cemetery really holds George Armstrong Custer's remains or those of an unknown soldier. Nowadays, DNA analysis could bring clarity, but the Custer Family refuses to allow it. And to a certain degree, I even understand that. This funeral and gravesite was good enough for Libby, it

On October 10, 1877, the U.S. Army holds a West Point funeral with full military honors for Lieutenant-Colonel George Armstrong Custer.

The mission of the West Point Post Cemetery is to deliver the FINAL SALUTE to those members of the U.S. Corps of Cadets, its faculty, staff, and those West Point graduates who have dedicated their lives to the service of this nation. We strive to commemorate and memorialize these graduates and care for their final resting place in perpetuity.

WEST POINT, N.Y. It's no riddle that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is the man buried in Grant's Tomb. But there is a mystery behind who is buried in the grave of the man Grant sent to fight the

The West Point Post Cemetery is America's oldest military post cemetery and has become a historic national landmark. The cemetery is located on the grounds of the United States Military Academy in the great state of New York and provides a serene locale for the thousands of visitors who walk the grounds each year. Prior to its designation as

West Point Tours offers guided 75-minute bus tours of West Point 15 12 for those age 2-11 and a two-hour tour that includes a guided tour of the cemetery 17 12. Tours begin at the

According to West Point, before it became a Military Cemetery in 1817, the grounds were quotused by local residents for burials, and the graves of Soldiers from as far back as the Revolutionary Warquot can be found on the grounds. With that being said, some of the most notable military leaders and military heroes are buried at the Orange County location.

It was West Point that Benedict Arnold plotted to turn over to the British when he betrayed the American cause. The story of Thomas Selfridge, the nation's first military pilot to die in a plane crash, is told on one tombstone. Selfridge gave up his life in the service of his country at Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 17, 1908 in falling with the

Find 1232 memorial records at the West Point Cemetery cemetery in West Point, Utah. Add a memorial, flowers or photo.

Custer Monument is a monument at the United States Military Academy Cemetery, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer who was killed along with his immediate command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on 25 June 1876. Congress approved of a statue, to be made from 20 condemned bronze cannons, and for 10,000, of which 6,000 had been subscribed by citizens of New York. 1