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Cedar Grove Cemetery
Cumberland Street (U.S. 231), Lebanon,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 11' 31.2",
-86° 17' 28.68"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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In 1846, the City of Lebanon purchased land for this public cemetery. Surveyed by Professor (later Lt. General, CSA) Alexander P. Stewart of Cumberland University, the first burial took place in 1849. Among the dignitaries resting here are William B. Campbell, Gov. of TN and Mexican War hero; Robert L. Caruthers, Gov. of TN and Founder of Cumberland University; General Robert H. Hatton, CSA; and Dixon L. Merritt, journalist and author of the limerick, The Pelican. Buried here are a few Union veterans and more than 140 Confederate veterans, including James L. Barry (1847 -1947), Tennessee's last surviving Confederate soldier.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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