Begun as a burial place for men who died in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, august 10, 1861, and other battles in Southwest Missouri, the cemetery now includes 14 acres. In 1870, on a four acre site separated from the National Cemetery by a stonewall, a Confederate Cemetery was established, the first in Missouri. The two cemeteries were united by direction of the federal government in 1911. Members of the United states armed forces of every war since 1861 rest here, as well as a soldier of the American Revolution, William Freeman. In the original National Cemetery is the monument honoring federal soldiers who fought at the Battle of Springfield, January 8, 1863, and a monument to General Nathaniel Lyon, who died at Wilson's Creek and was buried in his native Connecticut. In 1901 a monument to General Sterling Price and the Confederates of Missouri were placed in the cemetery. Near the entrance are cannons from the Civil War forts around Springfield and a bronze tablet bearing the Gettysburg address. This site has been proposed for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Owned by the Veterans Administration, United States Government.

Approved: 8/19/74