Cedar Hill Cemetery (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
 Aerial view of Cedar Hill Cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Location | 326 Lovers Lane, Vicksburg, Mississippi[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°21′57″N 90°51′35″W / 32.3658°N 90.8596°W[2] |
| Owned by | City of Vicksburg |
| Number of graves | >17,000 (March 2015)[1] |
| Find a Grave | Find A Grave (Cedar Hill Cemetery) |
| The Political Graveyard | Political Graveyard |
Cedar Hill Cemetery, also known as the City of Vicksburg Cemetery, is one of the "...oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States that is still in use".[1] Establishment of Cedar Hill Cemetery predates the American Civil War.[3]
 Soldiers' Rest within Cedar Hill Cemetery |
Soldiers' Rest burial site
After the American Civil War, a portion of Cedar Hill Cemetery was set aside for the burial of Confederate soldiers who died of sickness or wounds.[3] This burial site was designated Soldiers' Rest and contains the graves of some 5,000 Confederate soldiers, with 1,600 identified.[3]
Notable interments
- John Stevens Bowen (1830 – 1863), Confederate major general during the American Civil War.[4]
- Walker Brooke (1813 – 1869), U.S. Senator from Mississippi (1852 to 1853).[5]
- Beverly Francis Carradine (1848 – 1931), noted author and Methodist minister.[6]
- Thomas C. Catchings (1847 – 1927), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1885 to 1901).[7]
- Nicholas Daniel Coleman (1800 – 1874), U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1829 to 1831).[8]
- James William Collier (1872 – 1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1909 to 1933).[9]
- Caroline Russell Compton (1907 − 1987), noted Mississippi artist.[10]
- Douglas the camel was a domesticated camel used by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.[11]
- Isham Warren Garrott (1816 – 1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.[12]
- Martin Edward Green (1815 – 1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.[12]
- Patrick Stevens Henry (1861 – 1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1901 to 1903).[13]
- Elza Jeffords (1826 – 1885), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1883 to 1885).[14]
- William Augustus Lake (1808 – 1861), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1855 to 1857).[15]
- Alexander Keith McClung (1811 – 1855), lieutenant colonel in 1st Mississippi Regiment during the Mexican–American War, and U.S. chargé d'affaires to Bolivia (1849 to 1851).[16]
References
- 1 2 3 Vicksburg City Departments—Cedar Hill Cemetery Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ USGS National Map Viewer (Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- 1 2 3 Vicksburg National Military Park—Soldiers' Rest History Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ↑ The death of General John Bowen Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Brooke, Walker) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Cedar Hill Cemetery tombstone database (Carradine, Beverly, DD, Rev.) Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Catchings, Thomas Clendinen) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Coleman, Nicholas Daniel) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Collier, James William) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Cedar Hill Cemetery interment database (Compton, Caroline) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Vicksburg National Military Park: United States Regulars and Unclassified Units Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- 1 2 Confederate interments (G), Soldiers' Rest Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Henry, Patrick) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Jeffords, Elza) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Lake, William Augustus) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ Cedar Hill Cemetery tombstone database (McClung, Col. Alexander K.) Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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