Confederate Cemetery - Jonesboro, GA.
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N 33° 31.816 W 084° 21.215
16S E 745762 N 3713211
This stone arch is located at the entrance to the Confederate Cemetery in Jonesboro, GA.
Waymark Code: WM430X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2008
Views: 42
This stone arch is located at the entrance to the Confederate Cemetery in Jonesboro, GA.
There is a GA Historical marker located here that provided the following information on the cemetery.
The area within the enclosure was a burial place of Confederate soldiers who died in local hospitals during the war. After its close, Confederate casualties (buried on the battlefields where they fell) were removed to this hallowed ground, which was designated at the time, The Pat Cleburne Cemetery.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Memorial
Location: Cemetery
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