Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
395 Biddle Boulevard
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
Phone: (913) 758-4105 or 4106
FAX: (913) 758-4136
Monuments and Memorials
Two large grave-markers that look like monuments are located in the cemetery: the 12-foot granite marker for General Henry Leavenworth --the fort’s namesake--and an 8-foot granite marker for Colonel Edward Hatch.
NOTABLE PERSONS
Medal of Honor Recipients
Captain Harry Bell, (Philippine Insurrection), 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Near Porac, Luzon, Philippines Islands, March 8, 1902 (Section Officer A, Grave 167).
Second Lieutenant Thomas W. Custer, (Civil War) 6th Michigan Cavalry. Williomac, Namozine Church, VA., May 3, 1865 (Section H, Grave 1488).
Lieutenant Junior Grade William E. Hall, (World War II) United States Navy. Coral Sea (Pacific), May 7-8, 1942 (Section I, Grave 286).
Corporal John Kyle, (Indian Campaigns) Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Near Republican River, Kan., Aug. 24, 1869 (Section H, Grave 3341).
Private Fitz Lee, (War with Spain) Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry. Tayabacoa, Cuba, June 30, 1898 (Section G, Grave 3183).
Private George Miller, (Indian Campaigns) Company H, 5th U.S. Infantry. Cedar Mountain Campaign, Montana Territory, Oct. 21, 1876 – Jan. 8, 1877 (Memorial Section, Number 29).
Private Edward Pengally, (Indian Campaigns) Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., Oct. 20, 1869 (Section G, Grave 3032).
First Sergeant Joseph Robinson, (Indian Campaigns) Company D, 3rd U.S. Cavalry. Rosebud River, Montana Territory, June 17, 1876 (Section D, Grave 1296-D).
