Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Cedar Grove Cemetery
A Final Resting Place
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2022
1. Cedar Grove Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Cedar Grove Cemetery. A Final Resting Place. The city of Lebanon purchased the land for this beautiful cemetery in 1846. Beneath its trees lie more than 150 soldiers who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, including many Wilson County men who enlisted in the 7th Tennessee Infantry. The focal point of Cedar Grove Cemetery is the Confederate Monument, which was erected on July 27, 1899. The eighteen-foot-tall memorial features a statue of an infantry man standing with his rifle at parade rest. A large crowd gathered to hear Tennessee governor Benton Macmillan and several other speakers pay tribute to the qualities, struggles, and triumphs of the Southern soldier., Gen. Robert H. Hatton, a former U.S. congressman whose statue stands in the town square, is one of the notables buried here., Col. John K. Howard, Col. Sam G. Shepard, and Cape. A.K. Miller, all of the 7th Tennessee Infantry, all are interred here. James L. Barry of (Smith's) 4th Tennessee Cavalry, Tennessee's last surviving Confederate veteran, is buried here, as is Robert L. Caruthers, Confederate governor of Tennessee and a founder of Cumberland University. Martha "Mattie" Ready, the widow of Gen. John Hunt Morgan and their daughter, Johnnie, are buried in the cemetery., Nine men of Morgan's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry who were killed on May 5, 1863, during the Battle of Lebanon also are buried here. The names of the Confederate soldiers buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery are etched on the sides of this memorial; others will be added as they are discovered., "A whole community will assemble around the stricken widow of our general [Hatton]; and the mothers of the noble boys who fell by his side will mingle their tears with hers." , Lt. Colonel John K. Howard, 7th Tennessee Infantry (CSA)
The city of Lebanon purchased the land for this beautiful cemetery in 1846. Beneath its trees lie more than 150 soldiers who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, including many Wilson County men who enlisted in the 7th Tennessee Infantry. The focal point of Cedar Grove Cemetery is the Confederate Monument, which was erected on July 27, 1899. The eighteen-foot-tall memorial features a statue of an infantry man standing with his rifle at parade rest. A large crowd gathered to hear Tennessee governor Benton Macmillan and several other speakers pay tribute to the qualities, struggles, and triumphs of the Southern soldier.
Gen. Robert H. Hatton, a former U.S. congressman whose statue stands in the town square, is one of the notables buried here.
Col. John K. Howard, Col. Sam G. Shepard, and Cape. A.K. Miller, all of the 7th Tennessee Infantry, all are interred here. James L. Barry of (Smith's) 4th Tennessee Cavalry, Tennessee's last surviving Confederate veteran, is buried here, as is Robert L. Caruthers, Confederate governor of Tennessee and a founder of Cumberland University. Martha "Mattie" Ready, the widow of Gen. John Hunt Morgan and their daughter, Johnnie, are buried in the cemetery.
Nine men of Morgan's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry who were killed on May 5, 1863, during the Battle of Lebanon
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also are buried here. The names of the Confederate soldiers buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery are etched on the sides of this memorial; others will be added as they are discovered.
"A whole community will assemble around the stricken widow of our general [Hatton]; and the mothers of the noble boys who fell by his side will mingle their tears with hers." — Lt. Colonel John K. Howard, 7th Tennessee Infantry (CSA)
Location. 36° 11.622′ N, 86° 17.96′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. Marker can be reached from South Maple Street south of West Adams Street, on the left when traveling south. Next to the Civil War Tombstones and CSA statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 609 S Maple St, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Inscribed on the front of the tombstone was Confederate General Robert Hatton born in Nov 2, 1826 died May 31, 1862 inscription While leading his Tennessee Brigade in the Battle of Seven Pines, Richmond, Va.
Inscribed on the side of the same tombstone was Sophie Reilly Hatton wife of General Robert Hatton served as State Librarian of Tennessee eight years, founder Associated Charities, Nashville Missionary in Japan fifteen years.
Relentless in her devotion to Christ and to the need of humanities.
She was as true as noble and as great as was her gallant husband.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.