Confederate Circle at Mount Olivet - 3 A 144 - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

3 A 144
Confederate Circle at Mount Olivet

After the War Between the States, the women of Nashville bought land at Mount Olivet, and formed Confederate Circle. The remains of about 1,500 Confederate soldiers were moved here from area battlefields. Seven Confederate generals were buried in or around the circle. They area William B. Bate, William N.R. Bealle, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, William H. Jackson, George E. Maney, James E. Rains, and Thomas Benton Smith. Other prominent Nashville Confederates, Colonels Adolphus Heiman and Randall McGavock, lie nearby. A 45-foot granite monument marks the center of the circle.

Tennessee Historical Commission

Marker reads the same on both sides.

Marker Name: Confederate Circle at Mount Olivet Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Monument Marker Number: 3 A 144 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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