Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

McGavock Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2018

1. McGavock Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In the spring of 1866, Col. John McGavock, seeing the deteriorating condition of the Confederate graves on the Franklin battlefield, set aside 2 acres of Carnton Plantation as the nation's largest private Confederate cemetery. The dead were reinterred here in order by states. In 1890, the wooden markers, which were inscribed with the names of the men, their companies and regiments, when known, were replaced with stone markers. Burial records were preserved by Col. McGavock's wife, the former Carrie Winder. She and her husband maintained the cemetery for the balance of their lives.

Erected 1994 by Williamson County Historical Society.

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 Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 35° 54.272′ N, 86° 51.592′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It can be reached from Eastern Flank Circle 0.4 miles south of Lewisburg Pike (Tennessee Route 106), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1345 Eastern Flank Cir, Franklin TN 37064, 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 least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Carnton (a few steps from this marker); McGavock Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Maj. Gen. William W. Loring's Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Franklin, Eastern Flank (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Battle of Franklin, Eastern Flank (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Battle of Franklin, Eastern Flank (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Battle of Franklin, Eastern Flank (about 400 feet away); Hood's Retreat (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 17, 2019

2. McGavock Confederate Cemetery Marker

McGavock Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2018

3. McGavock Confederate Cemetery

Confederate Graves are Arranged by State image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 23, 2022

4. Confederate Graves are Arranged by State

Alabama Section

Unknown Confederate Monument in the Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 23, 2022

5. Unknown Confederate Monument in the Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2015, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on June 8, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 19, 2018, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on June 17, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 19, 2018, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on December 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 5. submitted on December 12, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.