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

Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

1. Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument

Inscription.
This crude, unhewn piece of everlasting granite
is here to mark the resting place of manly men
men like it: firm, solid, true men who, in support
of principle, uncomplainingly endured hunger,
cold and deprivation which history cannot record.
The sturdy men grouped about this rugged stone
died in
The Tennessee Home for Confederate Soldiers
This stone will stand the test of time
The souls of the tried men grouped about it
will endure throughout eternity.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 12.709′ N, 86° 36.433′ W. Marker is in Hermitage, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Memorial is on Lebanon Pike (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4401 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage TN 37076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Soldiers' Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Rachel Stockley and Col. John Donelson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Confederate Soldiers' Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Peace: Follow the Drinking Gourd

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Donelson Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Tulip Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Hermitage Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hermitage.

Also see . . . Tennessee Confederate Soldiers Cemetery. Burial lists and photographs by The Sons of Confederate Veterans' Randal W. McGavock chapter, which now maintains the cemetery. (Submitted on September 26, 2021.)

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

2. Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument

Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument (Secondary marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2021

3. Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument (Secondary marker)

This cut stone reads:
"May these
soldiers
buried here
never be forgotten
for their sacrifices made"

In commemoration of the
100th anniversary
Honoring our valiant
Confederate ancestors
Dedicated
June 3, 2011

Col. Randal McGavock #1713 SCV, Capt. John
S. Donelson #2608 UDC, Traveller's Rider #963

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2021.