The Norwich University Cemetery

06/24/2025

Great News!

REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to the Norwich University Cemetery, Northfield's Wreaths Across America Page (see the link below).

On December 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony), Wreaths Across America will be at Norwich University Cemetery, Northfield to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by clicking the red "Sponsor" button. Or, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name below, and don't forget to click the "Invite" button to invite your friends and family to join you.

Thank you so much for supporting Norwich University Cemetery, Northfield and Wreaths Across America!

Wreaths Across America ("WAA") coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies every December to "Remember, Honor, and Teach" about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Please check out this page to learn how you can help by sponsoring Veterans Remembrance Wreaths or by joining us on Decembe...

05/23/2025

Today, as we head into Memorial Day Weekend, please keep in mind that this holiday honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice - from the battles of Lexington and Concord through the Global War in Terror - in service to our Republic. It is not for veterans and active-duty service members still with us today.

Think about your way of life...the freedoms you take for granted...think about all of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Republic and ask yourself how you can show gratitude for such an amazing gift.

No words written have summed up the gravity of such a sacrifice better than those of President Abraham Lincoln...

Executive Mansion,

Washington, Nov. 21, 1864

Dear Madam,

I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

A. Lincoln

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08/07/2021

To all the Norwich men and women who have faced our enemies, thank you for your sacrifice.

05/28/2021

As we enter the Memorial Day Weekend, please think about these words from President Lincoln as you remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Republic...

Executive Mansion,

Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.

Dear Madam,

I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

A. Lincoln

05/04/2021

From a visit last August - the Green Mountains provide a beautiful backdrop for the Norwich University Cemetery. Enjoy the sights and sounds of this special place.

11/11/2020

09/24/2020

Norwich Valor: An Exhibit by The Sullivan Museum and History Center at Norwich University

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” – John F. Kennedy

Service above self has been a cornerstone value of Norwich University since its founding. As we enter our third century as an institution that produces principled leaders, Norwich and the Sullivan Museum and History Center are excited to announce a permanent exhibit is being created to honor our Norwich alumni that have been recognized for their acts of valor in service to the nation.

The Sullivan Museum & History Center will announce that a permanent exhibit is being created called “Norwich Valor.” The ribbon cutting ceremony will launch this project to honor alumni for their acts of valor in service to the nation. The program will include details about how this interactive exhibit will use cutting edge technology to bring these amazing stories of service above self in an immersive and engaging way. All of our living valor recipients will be invited to attend the virtual ceremony.

Open to all; join us at Homecoming 2020, Oct. 2, 2:15-3 p.m. here:

08/07/2020

To all the Norwich University alumni that have stood between us and our enemies - we honor you.

05/25/2020

The Altar of Freedom

Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.

Dear Madam,

I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

A. Lincoln