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Knoxville's Confederate Cemetery, also known as Bethel Cemetery, located at 1917 Bethel Avenue, occupies 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) near the house, and is owned by the same museum foundation. It contains the graves of approximately 1,600 Confederate soldiers, 50–60 Union men (prisoners) and 20 veterans.
Knoxville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Established during the Civil War in 1863, the cemetery currently encompasses 9.8 acres (4.0 ha), and as of the end of 2007, had 9,006 interments.
The valleys of East Tennessee, such as the area west of Knoxville accessed by Kingston Pike, did have plantations, a few of whose houses still remain. And the Tennessee River was not as navigable at Knoxville as it was further downstream, so, other than the roads, the city remained comparatively isolated until the railroads reached the city in ...
This is a list of notable cemeteries in Tennessee. Entries marked ‡ are cemeteries with notable monuments or burials. Monument and graves of the Civil War Medal of Honor recipients at Chattanooga National Cemetery Union Army monument at Knoxville National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee
Pages in category "Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Tennessee" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Camp's grave at Old Gray Cemetery During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Camp advocated numerous civic and infrastructural improvements. He was vice president of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in 1910 and persistently sought better shipping facilities and lower freight rates on the Tennessee River .
SOUTH KNOXVILLE. Veterans cemetery earns salute for excellence, visit by governor. Zach Thomas, Shopper News. Gov. Bill Lee visited the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery off John Sevier Highway on ...
In The Confederate General, vol. 6, edited by William C. Davis and Julie Hoffman. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: National Historical Society, 1991. ISBN 0-918678-68-4. Connelly, Thomas L. Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee 1861–1862. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1967. ISBN 978-0-8071-2737-7.