Wintergreen Cemetery

For the Wintergreen Cemetery in Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania, see Erie Cemetery.
Wintergreen Cemetery
Location E. Greenwood St., Port Gibson, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°57′5″N 90°58′45″W / 31.95139°N 90.97917°WCoordinates: 31°57′5″N 90°58′45″W / 31.95139°N 90.97917°W
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Governing body Private
MPS Historic Cemeteries of Port Gibson TR
NRHP Reference # 79003414[1]
Added to NRHP July 22, 1979

Wintergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1979. It is located at East Greenwood Street.

Major General Earl Van Dorn was buried in the cemetery after being killed by a bullet over an alleged affair. His body was brought back to Mississippi and buried at Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson.[2] His father Peter Aaron Van Dorn had also been buried there and Earl Van Dorn was laid to rest beside him.[3]

Other notable people buried at the cemetery include:


See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford Univ. Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 p. 543
  3. ↑ "Texas St. Historical Assn. biography of Van Dorn". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2009-10-13.