[1] Founded in 1865, the cemetery is situated next to the towering Saratoga Monument.

[2][3] The cemetery abuts the Victory Woods trail.

[4] The cemetery includes the Soldier Monument, a monument dedicated to Company K of the 77th Regiment of the civil war.

The company's chosen captain, John R. Rockwell, was the editor of the Saratoga American.

This company consisted of three-fourths of the 340 soldiers who marched from Saratoga to fight for the Union.