Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Confederate Circle at Evergreen

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

1. The Confederate Circle at Evergreen Marker

Inscription. Within this circle lies the remains of over 2,000 gallant Confederate soldiers who gave their lives in the battles in and around Murfreesboro during The War Between The States 1861-1865. They were first buried on the battlefield where they died defending their native southland. In 1867 under the direction of Captain Edwin Arnold they were moved to the original Confederate cemetery two miles south of Murfreesboro on the Shelbyville highway. In February of 1890 this plot was granted to Joseph Palmer Bivouac No. 10 of the Association of Confederate Soldiers Tennessee Division. In 1891 The Ladies Memorial Association had the remains of these fallen Confederate heroes moved here to their final resting place. There are soldiers from nearly every southern state buried here, most are unknown. The marble shaft was placed by The United Daughters of the Confederacy Murfreesboro Chapter No. 91 and unveiled during their Tennessee Divisions Convention in May of 1915. The granite tablets were placed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Murfreesboro Camp No. 33 in April 21, 2001 during the Sons of Confederate Veterans Tennessee Division

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Reunion.

Erected 2001 by Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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 Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1890.

Location. 35° 51.072′ N, 86° 22.858′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Greenland Drive near North University Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in Evergreen Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

2. The Confederate Circle at Evergreen Marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Evergreen Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Known Confederate Veterans Among 2000 Buried Here (a few steps from this marker); Rutherford Hospital / Middle Tennessee Medical Center (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Agriculture and Gardening (approx. 0.3 miles away); Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wetland Plants and Animals (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oaklands Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Confederate Circle at Evergreen Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

3. Confederate Circle at Evergreen Cemetery

Confederate Monument at Evergreen Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

4. Confederate Monument at Evergreen Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,634 times since then and 229 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.