Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead

1. First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription.
Located five blocks north, the monument was dedicated on October 21, 1869. Some of the twenty-nine buried here died in training at Camp Brown in Union City, an important rail junction and staging area for the invasion of Kentucky. Others fell in raids such as Forrest's Seventh Tennessee Cavalry's defeat of the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry (Federal) in March 1864.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4B 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1869.

Location. 36° 24.814′ N, 89° 2.883′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is at the intersection of East Reelfoot Avenue (U.S. 45W) and Edwards Street, on the right when traveling east on East Reelfoot Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 East Reelfoot Avenue, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unknown Confederate Dead Monument (approx. half a mile away); First Christian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Union City, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); Obion County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. one mile away); Reading the Rail (approx. 2 miles away); 80-Pound Railroad Rail (approx. 2 miles away); The Rotary Pavilion (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Unknown Soldier Monument (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

2. First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Unknown Confederate Dead Monument image. Click for full size.

3. Unknown Confederate Dead Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2020. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2020. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.