Hermitage in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Most of the 483 Confederate soldiers buried here were veterans who died while in the Confederate Soldiers' Home which stood about 1 mile north of here. Also buried here is Ralph Ledbetter, former slave and bodyguard to a Confederate officer during the war.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 54.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 36° 12.703′ N, 86° 36.468′ W. Memorial is in Hermitage, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Lebanon Pike (U.S. 70) ¼ mile west of Shute Lane, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4401 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage TN 37076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Rachel Stockley and Col. John Donelson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers' Home (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Confederate Soldiers' Home (about 300

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feet away); Tulip Grove (about 300 feet away); The Donelson Family Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Our Peace: Follow the Drinking Gourd (about 300 feet away); Hermitage Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hermitage.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Left memorial post at entrance gate

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

4. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Right memorial post at entrance gate

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,381 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.