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Confederate Soldiers Memorial
Collierville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 2' 2.408568",
-89° 39' 39.062736"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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To those who gave so much to their cause during the great
conflict. Brave men lie beneath this ground; some in mass graves near the battlefields
where they fell; some in lonely unmarked graves, and some in untended across the South.
The fifty-seven we honor here made Collierville their home. Most of these men were members
of the Wigfall Gray's that was formed in this community and who returned after the war to
become valued citizens. One is an unknown Confederate Soldier who fell here during the
Battle of Collierville. These men campaigned far from home against an overwhelming invading army.
These southern patriots exhibited indomitable spirit and honor, surviving in defeat despite a
vindictive occupying force which plundered their property and stole their suffrage. May their deeds,
service, and sacrifice never be forgotten. Sleep sweetly in your humble graves Heroes who died in
your tattered gray Yours is a deathless fame For honor never dies...
Erected October 5, 1997 by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Wigfall Grey's Camp #1560.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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