According to
the National Cemetery Administration,
Wood National
Cemetery is located on the grounds of
a former Soldiers Home that today is called the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
From 1867 until 1871, the home buried its soldiers in
private cemeteries in the Milwaukee
area. In 1871, a cemetery opened on the grounds. Originally known only as Soldiers Home Cemetery,
it wasn't until 1937 the name was changed to honor Gen. George Wood, a longtime
member of the Soldiers' Home's Board of Managers. It became a national cemetery
in 1973.
The cemetery is part of the Northwestern Branch-National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers National Historic Landmark district,
designated on June 6, 2011.
Several Medal of Honor recipients are buried at the Wood National
Cemetery, including Boatswain's Mate Michael McCormick who died in 1865. He received the Medal of Honor while
serving in the U.S. Navy, on board the USS Signal for actions in battle on the Red River, Louisiana, May 5, 1864.
Thank you to my
brother for taking these photographs.
Photo credit. T.J. Orshoski
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