South Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Captain Kit Dalton

1843 - 1920

Photographed by Ken Smith, March 28, 2009

1. Captain Kit Dalton Tombstone

Inscription. He fought for the Confederacy and with Quantrell's Raiders. After the war he rode with Jesse and Frank James and Cole Younger. Over 100 years ago a $50,000 reward was offered for him dead or alive. Since they could not capture him, he was later pardoned by several governors, with his promise that he would lead an exemplary life: Which he did during his last 20 years, in Memphis.

Erected 1979 by Erected by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Taylor and the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, S. C.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 7.392′ N, 90° 1.6′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in South Memphis. It can be reached from the intersection of South Dudley Street, on the right. As you enter Elmwood Cemetery, turn left past the office. Stay to your left past 3 streets, and grave will be behine marker at next street (corner of intersection). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 824 South Dudley Street, Memphis TN 38104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Soldiers Rest (a few steps from this marker); No Man's Land Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Phillips Cottage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marion Scudder Griffin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert R. Church (approx. ¼ mile away); LeMoyne-Owen College (approx. half a mile away); LeMoyne Owen College (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Also see . . . The History of Daniel Webster “Kit” Dalton -- Outlaw & Lawman. Dalton Databank website entry (Submitted on July 5, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 5, 2025

2. Captain Kit Dalton

Captain Kit Dalton And The James Gang
WKNO-FM website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,281 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.