Confederate Cemetery, Marker GGG-1
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 13.366 W 078° 26.603
17S E 729795 N 4011687
The nearby Kitrell Springs hotel became a 300 bed Confederate hospital in 1864. Soldiers who passed away at the hospital are interred in their own section at a nearby local cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMDN4
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
Views: 20

Fifty-four Confederate soldiers, who died at a nearby wartime hospital, are buried in a cemetery near the marker. Kittrell's location at a railroad junction made it a good spot for the 300-bed facility, created in mid-1864.

The coordinates for the cemetery itself are:

N 36 13.534

W078 26.401

There is adequate signage in Kittrell to locate the cemetery without coordinates. Note that while the marker reads 52 buried soldiers, there are actually 54 soldiers in the cemetery. These can can be spotted by newer markers.

To record your own visit to this marker, take and post your own photo of the historic marker and post it with your log. This photo is proof of your visit and is required. Thanks.

The Confederate Cemetery:

Two of the 56 Markers. A few are unknowns:

Marker Name: Confederate Cemetery

Marker Type: City

Related Web Link: [Web Link]

Required Waymark Photo: yes

Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed

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