Confederate Veterans Section, Evergreen Cemetery - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 22.166 W 081° 38.690
17R E 438038 N 3359898
The historic Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has a section for Confederate veterans only.
Waymark Code: WMJNJX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2013
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There are two granite markers within the Confederate veterans section. One states that the Martha Reid Chapter #19 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy established the burial plots on January 16, 1897 for Confederate veterans. The other marker states that that the section is "Dedicated to All Confederate Veterans by Alexander H. Stephens, Chapter, U.D.C. There are 18 Confederate graves within this small Veterans section. Information about Martha Reid Chapter #19 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is available online (
visit link) .
Date cemetery was established: January 16, 1897
Visiting hours:
Office hours:
8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday
Winter visiting hours:
7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday
8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sunday
Summer visiting hours:
7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday
8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sunday
Website pertaining to the cemetery: Not listed
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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.