Nutbush in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Memphis National Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 10, 2010
1. Memphis National Cemetery Marker
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 35° 10.435′ N, 89° 56.461′ W. Memorial is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Nutbush. It is on Townes Avenue. The marker is at the main gate at the entrance to the cemetery below the large name plate. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3568 Townes Avenue, Memphis TN 38122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Colored Troops and the Battle of Fort Pillow / Remember Fort Pillow (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eastland Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joseph "Joe" C. Warren (approx. 2 miles away); The Memphis 13 / Springdale Elementary School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Raleigh Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Raleigh (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, July 10, 2010
2. Memphis National Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 10, 2010
3. James H. Robinson-Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient grave marker
He is buried in Memphis National Cemetery, Section H, site 4131. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: ROBINSON, JAMES H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 3d Michigan Cavalry
Place and date: At Brownsville, Ark., 27 January 1865
Entered service at: Victor, Mich.
Date of issue: 4 April 1865
Citation: Successfully defended himself, single-handed against 7 guerrillas, killing the leader (Capt. W. C. Stephenson) and driving off the remainder of the party.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
