Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

President Abraham Lincoln established the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery on July 17, 1862. It is one of the first 14 national cemeteries and is the final resting place for 23,000 veterans from every war since the War of 1812. Captain Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Armstrong Custer who died with his brother at the Little Big Horn in 1876, is buried here.  He was the first person in history to receive two Medals of Honor, and is joined in the cemetery by nine other Medal of Honor recipients and nearly 150 Buffalo Soldiers.  Open daily to the public.