Doe Creek Cemetery (4D 59) - Sardis TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 28.200 W 088° 14.850
16S E 386815 N 3925881
Ex-Confederate soldiers, James Kennedy and Bill Nails, brutally slain by local Unionists, were the first burials here in 1865 on land donated for the cemetery by Robert Kennedy.
Waymark Code: WM1399H
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2020
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Doe Creek Cemetery-Ex-Confederate soldiers, James Kennedy and Bill Nails, brutally slain by local Unionists, were the first burials here in 1865 on land donated for the cemetery by Robert Kennedy. Additional Confederate veterans and other members of the community were buried here, including teacher Elmer Duck. Hand-carved stones and unadorned markers make the cemetery a noteworthy nineteenth century rural burying ground.
LOCATION: Marker is in Sardis, Tennessee, in Henderson County. Marker is on Doe Creek Road. Marker is in this post office area: Sardis TN 38371, United States of America.
Marker Name: Doe Creek Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4D 59
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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