Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery - Beechgrove, TN
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lazyCachers
N 35° 37.571 W 086° 14.492
16S E 568680 N 3942752
Located just east of I-24 (exit 97) in Beechgrove, TN.
Waymark Code: WM3YHT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2008
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A marker at the cemetery states:
"Originally the site of a pioneer cemetery, many early residents are buried here. In 1866, returned Confederate soldiers, under the leadership of Maj. William Hume and David Lawrence, collected and reinterred here the bodies of soldiers who fell at isolated places in the Beech Grove-Hoover's Gap engagement, June 24-26, 1863."
The pioneer cemetery is a very small area that is fenced in with many of the stones having been broken. Most of the Confederate graves are of unknown soldiers. There are approximately 55-60 graves located here. Restrooms are situated in the parking area next to the cemetery and a picnic shelter is available on the grounds.
Date cemetery was established: 1866
Visiting hours:
Sunup to sundown - 365 days/year
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
We would also like to hear about any of your deceased family members who may be laid to rest in the cemetery.