Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery Monument, Beech Grove, TN
Posted by: NickTnReb
N 35° 37.592 W 086° 14.481
16S E 568696 N 3942791
Monument located in the Confederate Cemetery at Beech Grove, TN.
Waymark Code: WM3PRR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2008
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This is a simple monument located in the Confederate Cemetery at Beech Grove, TN. The text on the monument is the farewell address of General Nathan Bedford Forrest to his troops at the end of the war. Although most of those buried here in the cemetery are unknown it is known that Forrest's troops fought throughout the area of middle Tennessee and around Beech Grove. This is great little cemetery and battlefield to visit and is directly off the beaten path, I-24 south of Nashville, TN. Very well kept with picnic area and restrooms.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1954
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tennessee Historical Commission
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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