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

Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery

Meridian Civil War Trail

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Once a popular resort, Lauderdale Springs became a Confederate hospital and cemetery. Markers pay tribute to 1,020 Confederate and 80 Union soldiers, although local historians believe no Union troops are actually buried here.

Erected 2014 by the Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau. (Marker Number 9.)

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

Location. 32° 30.593′ N, 88° 29.48′ W. Marker is in Lauderdale, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It can be reached from Kewanee Road one mile south of York Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9431 Kewanee Road, Lauderdale MS 39335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the

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Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lauderdale Springs C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); The De Soto Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away in Alabama); Hernando De Soto In Alabama (approx. 6.9 miles away in Alabama); 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway (approx. 7.3 miles away); Old Pigford Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Salem Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 9.9 miles away); Old Daleville (approx. 10 miles away); Old Marion Cemetery (approx. 10.2 miles away).

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery Marker

Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery and Marker

Only 14 of the 1100 grave markers here have names on them, the rest are marked Unknown Soldier. Local historians do not believe the 80 Union soldiers are actually buried here. The cemetery is owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Winnie Davis #24 Chapter. There are no remains under these markers. The actual bodies of the troops were buried in mass graves nearby as was common all over the country.

Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery entrance gate. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

4. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery entrance gate.

Names of 872 of the 1020 Confederate soldiers buried in mass graves. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

5. Names of 872 of the 1020 Confederate soldiers buried in mass graves.

Additional names of the 1020 Confederate soldiers buried in mass graves nearby. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

6. Additional names of the 1020 Confederate soldiers buried in mass graves nearby.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,239 times since then and 148 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.