Cedar Grove Cemetery - Lebanon TN
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 11.520 W 086° 17.690
16S E 563401 N 4005474
In 1846, the City of Lebanon purchased land for this public cemetery. Surveyed by Professor (later Lt. General, CSA) Alexander P. Stewart of Cumberland University, the first burial took place in 1849.
Waymark Code: WM1391V
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2020
Views: 4
Cedar Grove Cemetery-In 1846, the City of Lebanon purchased land for this public cemetery. Surveyed by Professor (later Lt. General, CSA) Alexander P. Stewart of Cumberland University, the first burial took place in 1849. Among the dignitaries resting here are William B. Campbell, Governor of Tennessee and Mexican War hero; Robert L. Caruthers, Governor of Tennessee and "Founder of Cumberland University;" General Robert H. Hatton, CSA; and Dixon L. Merritt, journalist and author of the limerick, "The Pelican." Buried here are a few Union veterans and more than 140 Confederate veterans, including James L. Barry (1847 -1947), Tennessee's last surviving Confederate soldier.
LOCATION: Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. Marker is on Cumberland Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon TN 37090, United States of America.
Marker Name: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 3A 201
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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