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
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. Marker 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.
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. 1˝ miles away); 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); Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 11 miles away); Marion CSA Cemetery (approx. 11.1 miles away).
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019
2. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery Marker
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.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019
4. Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery entrance gate.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019
5. Names of 872 of the 1020 Confederate soldiers buried in mass graves.
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 813 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
