Dalton Confederate Cemetery
Honored in Death
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A veteran of many Western Theater battles, during the latter years of his life he served as superintendent of Dalton's public schools. Names of the Confederate soldiers buried here are inscribed on the Memorial Wall of gray Georgia granite erected by the General Joseph E. Johnston Camp #671, Sons of Confederate Veterans (S.C.V.), the Civil War Roundtable of Dalton, and the Private Drewry R. Smith Chapter #2522, United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.). It was dedicated on April 24, 1999.
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During the war Dalton, located along the Western and Atlantic Railroad, connecting Chattanooga with Atlanta, was an accessible destination for transporting sick and wounded Confederate soldiers from distant battlefields. Many arrived by railroad after the 1862 and 1863 battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Among the first soldiers to die in Dalton were Corporal John G. Reynolds, Company E, 20th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on April 20, 1862, and Corporal John A. McBryde, Company H, 23rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on June 17, 1862. The Oliver Hospital, opening in July 1862, was the first Confederate hospital in Dalton. The hospital is believed to have been named for John P. Oliver who owned the building it first occupied. Nine additional hospitals opened in Dalton during 1863 and early 1864. Smallpox and other diseases also took their toll on the hospitalized men. All hospitals closed or moved farther south before Dalton was occupied by Union Major General William T. Sherman's army on May 13, 1864.
The first Confederate Memorial Day service held here
The granite grave markers erected in 1900 by
the Bryan M. Thomas Chapter, U.D.C., replaced
the original wooden headboards. The ladies of the
U.D.C. also acquired the wrought iron fence
surrounding the cemetery. The Soldiers Memorial
Statue, first erected in 1892, was moved to the
Confederate Cemetery in 1976 when Thornton
Avenue in downtown Dalton was widened. Future
generations will come pay tribute to their fallen
countrymen buried here.
Erected 2019 by Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails, Inc. (Marker Number 11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites
Location. 34° 46.097′ N, 84° 58.75′ W. Marker is in Dalton, Georgia, in Whitfield County. It can be reached from Evans Whitener Drive south of General Thomas Drive, on the left when traveling north. Located within Whitfield Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 710 West Cuyler Street, Dalton GA 30720, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Cemetery
Another marker is no longer nearby. The McCarty Subdivision (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,691 times since then and 140 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 23, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
