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Confederate Cemetery
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By Tom Gillard, November 6, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Confederate Cemetery Marker | | |
Inscription. Originally the site of a pioneer cemetery, many early residents are buried here. In 1866, returned Confederate soldiers, under the leadership of Maj. William Hume and David Lawrence, collected and reinterred here the bodies of soldiers who fell at isolated places in the Beech Grove - Hoover's Gap engagement. June 24-26, 1863.
Location. 35° 37.576′ N, 86° 14.5′ W. Marker is near Beech Grove, Tennessee, in Coffee County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Confederate Cemetery Road and Gossburg Rd (Highway 41), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beechgrove TN 37018, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. 18th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker); Pledge to the South (here, next to this marker); Henry Watterson (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Fort Nash (about 800 feet away); Beech Grove Engagement (approx. 0.2 miles away); Army of the Cumberland (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Webb School (approx. 6.5 miles away); Beechwood Plantation (approx. 8.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Beech Grove.
Also see . . . Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery. (Submitted on January 18, 2010, by Sharon N. Goodman of Corona, California.)
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By Tom Gillard | |
| | | 2. Restoration Committee Marker | This cemetery has been restored by the State of Tennessee, with the assistance of members of its Historical Commission, and the committee composed of the following citizens:
D.L.Jacobs, Chairman ∙ Hugh J. Doak ∙ Mrs. C.J. Lowe ∙ Thomas A. Johnson ∙ B.S. Mason ∙ David W. Shields, Jr.
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By Tom Gillard, December 30, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Confederate Cemetery area | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 197 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on November 6, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. 3. Submitted on January 1, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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