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Confederate Circle at Mount Olivet
Lebanon Pike, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 9' 11.279988",
-86° 44' 1.199976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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After the War Between the States, the women of Nashville bought land at Mount Olivet and formed Confederate Circle. The remains of about 1,500 Confederate Soldiers were moved here from area battlefields. Seven Confederate Generals were buried in or around the circle. The 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 Confederate, Colonels Adolphus Heiman and Randall McGavock, lie nearby. A 45-foot granite monument marks the center of the circle.
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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