
Texas State Cemetery - Austin, Texas
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N 30° 15.944 W 097° 43.526
14R E 622605 N 3348918
The Texas State Cemetery was established in 1851 with the burial of Edward Burleson.
Waymark Code: WM7F42
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
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from the site website
The southeast section of the cemetery has historically been referred to as the Confederate Fields. More than 2,200 Confederate veterans and their wives are buried here, including Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston. The general's metal Gothic-style tomb and white marble recumbent statue were designed and carved by noted sculptor Elisabet Ney in 1902. Along with Johnston, other Civil War notables buried in the cemetery are Brig. Gens. William Polk Hardeman, Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson, Ben McCulloch, William Read Scurry, and Maj. Gen. John Austin Wharton.
Type of site: Cemetery
 Address: 909 Navasota Street Austin, Texas USA 78701
 Phone Number: 512-463-0605
 Admission Charged: No Charge
 Website: [Web Link]
 Driving Directions: From I-35 south use exit 234B of from the north, use exit 234C, turn onto 7th Street, and proceed east for 5 blocks. (Brown directional signs are posted on 7th Street.) Turn left on Navasota Street and drive 2/3 of a block to the Texas State Cemetery Visitors Center at 909 Navasota Street.

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