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Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Confederate Cemetery

 
 
Confederate Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, June 6, 2015
1. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Inscription. During the Confederate War, 1861-1865, more than 1600 Confederate soldiers and about 50 Federal prisoners were buried here. About 20 Confederate veterans have been buried here since the war. The tall monument was erected in 1892 by the Ladies' Memorial Association.
 
Erected by Tennesse Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 86.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1600.
 
Location. 35° 58.464′ N, 83° 54.127′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. Marker can be reached from Bethel Ave.. Access to cemetery is on Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knoxville TN 37915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Clair Cobb (approx. 0.2 miles away); Odd Fellows Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); War on the Home Front (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Francis Yardley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ruth Cobb Brice (approx. 0.4 miles away); Magnolia Avenue History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Knoxville
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); First African American Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.
 
Also see . . .  The Bethel Confederate Cemetery & Museum. (Submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Confederate Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, June 6, 2015
2. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Confederate Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
3. Confederate Cemetery Marker
Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
4. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
5. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Florida, Georgia
Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
6. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi
Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
7. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,, Virginia, States Unknown.
Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 24, 2021
8. Confederate Dead Killed in the Battle of Knoxville
These tablets commemorate the Confederate dead killed in the Battle of Knoxville. 1861 - 186 Also interred are fifty Confederate soldiers and fifty Federal prisoners whose names are unknown. Erected 1961 through the efforts of Buford Ellington, Governor Hobart F. Atkins, Senator Miss Mamie H. Winstead
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   4, 5, 6. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   7, 8. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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