Confederate Cemetery - Decatur, AL
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N 34° 36.867 W 086° 59.950
16S E 500076 N 3830288
Only two of the 55 graves have been identified; most buried here lost their lives at the Battle of Decatur on Oct. 28, 1864.
Waymark Code: WMC1Y2
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2011
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Only two of the 55 graves have been identified: John R. Palmer and Isaac Beard, Company B, 6th Arkansas, who was a Master Mason and has descendants in Texas; three other men are known to be buried in the cemetery: Sgt. John R. Hopkins, Cpl. James E. Patrick and Pvt. Jacob Hubbard, were part of the 12th Louisiana Infantry and were killed in action at the Battle of Decatur on Oct. 28, 1864. The Confederate soldiers were under the command of Lieutenant General John B. Hood who moved through Decatur, while en route to Corinth, Miss., they died while fighting Federals or from previous wounds and sickness.
Text of marker:
"LEST WE FORGET
Beneath this hallowed ground lay the remains of fifty-five
Confederate soldiers. They gave their lives to establish
southern independence, protect their homes, and preserve
states rights. These original headstones were placed in
May 1903 by the Joe Wheeler Chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy. On June 3, 1903 a dedication service
was held by the Daughters of the Confederacy and
veterans of the Horace King Camp, United Confederate
Veterans. This site was rededicated on April 26, 2005 by
the Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 291. United Daughters of the
Confederacy and Sons of Liberty Camp 580. Sons of
Confederate Veterans, Decatur, Alabama.
Confederate States of America
1861-1865
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register"
Erected by the Alabama Historical Commission
Date cemetery was established: 1864
Visiting hours:
7a.m. - 7 p.m.
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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