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Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the Federal Army and Those Killed in Action Here

 
 
Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the Federal Army and Those Killed in Action Here Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 15, 2025
1. Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the Federal Army and Those Killed in Action Here Mark
Inscription.
This memorial stone is dedicated
to the gallant men of the
Federal Army
and those killed in action
here.

Battle of Salem Cemetery
Decemeber 19, 1862

Pvt. Elisha Stout
Co. G, 61st Ill. Infantry

Corp. Adam Kehl
Co. A, 11th Ill. Cavalry

 
Erected 2000 by Sultana Camp No. 1 Sons of Union Veterans and Salem Cemetery Battlefield Assoc.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 35° 37.759′ N, 88° 45.963′ W. Memorial is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County. It is on Cotton Grove Road north of North Pkwy E, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 65 Cotton Grove Rd, Jackson TN 38305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep 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
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of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Salem Cemetery (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Salem Cemetery (here, next to this marker); James Coble (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Battle of Salem Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Unknown Sentry Stands Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Large Oak Tree (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jones' Anglewood (approx. 1½ miles away); John Luther Jones (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.
 
Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the Federal Army and Those Killed in Action Here Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 15, 2025
2. Memorial Stone Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the Federal Army and Those Killed in Action Here Mark
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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