Fairhope in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Rest Cemetery
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler
1. Confederate Rest Cemetery Marker
The Grand Hotel and the Gunnison House served as a hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The Confederate Rest Cemetery commemorates more than 300 Confederate soldiers who died while in the hospital. The original tract of seven acres included markers erected to the Unknown Confederate Dead. The records of the soldiers were kept in the hotel until a fire in 1869, when the identities of those buried in Confederate Rest were lost.
Erected 1997 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list.
Location. 30° 28.84′ N, 87° 55.252′ W. Marker is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. Marker is on Pine Grove Drive near Confederate Rest Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5897 Pine Grove Drive, Fairhope AL 36532, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brodbeck and Zundel General Merchandise Store (approx. half a mile away); Marietta Johnson (approx. 3 miles away); Welcome to the Fairhope Pier
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler
2. Confederate Rest Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,225 times since then and 133 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 24, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on August 9, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
