Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

City Cemetery
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Mexican War Monument

City Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

1. City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. City Cemetery Located 0.2 miles south, the City Cemetery opened circa 1818 on land acquired from Felix Grundy, who later served as a United States senator from Tennessee. Within it stands one of only two Mexican War monuments in Tennessee. Notable burials include Governor and Mexican War General William Trousdale; Eliza Allen, first wife of Governor Sam Houston; Edward Albright, Minister to Finland: Judge Josephus Conn Guild; and American Revolutionary War veterans James Trousdale and William Gillespie.

Mexican War Monument Standing O.3 miles south, in the Gallatin Cemetery, is one of the few known Mexican War monuments in the United States. One of the three oldest, the memorial was erected in 1848 to honor Sumner countians who lost their lives in the Mexican War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848. Listed on its panels are the names of 55 men who served in the Second and Tenth Legions and the Polk Guards.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 80.)

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • War, Mexican-American. In addition,

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it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 36° 23.222′ N, 86° 27.062′ W. Marker is in Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 25) and Cemetery Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 223 W Main St, Gallatin TN 37066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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: Maywood (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Trousdale Place

Mexican War Monument Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

2. Mexican War Monument Marker

(about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Trousdale Place (about 600 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); The Westward Movement (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gallatin, Tennessee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gallatin Founded 1802 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallatin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Trousdale Place (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

City Cemetery / Mexican War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2020

3. City Cemetery / Mexican War Monument

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2020

4. City Cemetery / Mexican War Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

5. City Cemetery / Mexican War Monument

Entrance to the Gallatin City Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

6. Entrance to the Gallatin City Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 5, 6. submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

City Cemetery⎯⎯⎯Mexican War Monument

City Cemetery
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Mexican War Monument