Glendale National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005 had 2,064 interments. It is closed to new interments. History Glendale National Cemetery was established on May 7, 1866, and named after a farmstead that was on the property at the time. The original interments were the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of Malvern Hill and other nearby American Civil War battlefields. Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Notable interments Corporal Michael Fleming Folland (1949–1969), Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War. References External links National Cemetery Administration Glendale National Cemetery Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Henrico County, Virginia Second Empire architecture in Virginia 1866 establishments in Virginia Protected areas of Henrico County, Virginia Cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia United States national cemeteries Virginia in the American Civil War Historic American Landscapes Survey in Virginia