Confederate Memorial, Mt. Olivet Cemetery - Nashville, Tennessee
N 36° 08.908 W 086° 44.076
16S E 523874 N 4000448
The Confederate Memorial at the center of Confederate Circle in Nashville's Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM321D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2008
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In 1869, the Ladies’ Memorial Society of Nashville purchased a circular burial ground at the highest point in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Confederate Circle became the final resting place for more the 1,500 Confederate Soldiers who died in battles that took place in the Nashville Area. The Ladies’ Memorial Society included such prominent citizens as Mrs. James K. Polk, and Felicia Grundy Porter. The association reserved a large center section for a monument that they hope to build later. Thirteen Rows of grave encircle the central square. The first six rows contain the graves of Confederate soldier who were from outside of Tennessee. The seventh row contains the graves of the Unknown and the remaining rows contain the grave of the Confederate Soldiers from Tennessee. Seven Confederate generals are buried in or around the circle. They are William B. Bate, William N.R, Bealle, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, William H. Jackson, George E. Maney, James E. Rains, and Thomas Benton Smith. Other prominent Nashville Confederates, Colonels Adolphus Heiman and Randall McGavock, lie nearby.
On May 16, 1889, a 45-foot high monument of Vermont Granite was dedicated at the center of Confederate Circle. At the top of the monument stands a 9-foot statue of a Confederate Soldier. More than 10,000 people attended the dedication ceremony, including Colonel John Overton and Confederate General William H. Jackson.
Source/Credit: A Walking Tour of Mt. Olivet Cemetery by W. Riley Willis II (1993)
Date Installed or Dedicated: 05/16/1889
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Confederate Monument Association
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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