Near Marion in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Marion Cemetery

Meridian Civil War Trail

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

1. Old Marion Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Memorials at Old Marion Cemetery honor 11 unknown Confederate soldiers. A marker also memorializes Confederate Major Constantine Rea, a lawyer and politician. His wife, Margaret, and their daughters saved Old Marion Courthouse after Union troops set it aflame.

Erected 2014 by the Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 24.444′ N, 88° 37.033′ W. Marker is near Marion, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. Marker is on Old Homestead Road, 0.3 miles south of Experiment Station Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4705 Old Homestead Road, Marion MS 39342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Marion CSA Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jimmie Rodgers (approx. 3.7 miles away); 10th Avenue Masonic Cemeteries (approx. 4.6 miles away); 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway (approx. 4.8 miles away); Peavey Electronics (approx. 4.8 miles away); Newell Chapel CME

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(approx. 5 miles away); St. John Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Old Marion Cemetery Marker and the memorial graves. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

2. Old Marion Cemetery Marker and the memorial graves.

View south towards marker and Confederate graves. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

3. View south towards marker and Confederate graves.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.