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MPS. Holly Springs MRA. NRHP reference No. 82003108 [1] Added to NRHP. June 28, 1982. Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." It contains the burials of five Confederate generals.
Designated USMS. October 24, 1985 [ 1 ] The Beauvoir estate, built in Biloxi, Mississippi, along the Gulf of Mexico, was the post-war home (1876–1889) of the former President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis. The National Park Service designated the house and plantation as a National Historic Landmark.
The Confederate section contains about 150 graves of Confederate soldiers who died in the Grenada area. [2] The cemeteries may contain burials from several specific calamities. Grenada suffered a tornado on May 7, 1846, which destroyed 112 houses and killed 21 persons. And it suffered a fire in 1855 which burned about half of the town's buildings.
Confederate graves in a portion of the Natchez City Cemetery. White Natchez residents became much more pro-Confederate 'after' the war. The Lost Cause myth arose as a means for coming to terms with the South's defeat. It quickly became a definitive ideology, strengthened by celebratory activities, speeches, clubs, and statues.
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Still in use, it was established by a federal land grant on November 21, 1821. It was originally known simply as "The Graveyard" and later as "City Cemetery" before the present name was adopted in 1899. It is the final resting place of Confederate generals, former ...
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated community of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with additional areas located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the city of Parkers ...
15 May 1856 [ 15 ] 16 March 1959. Walter Williams. 14 November 1842. 14 November 1854. 19 December 1959. On December 19, 1959, [ 16 ] Walter Washington Williams (sometimes referred to as Walter G. Williams [ 17 ]), reputed near the time of his death to be the last surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army, died in Houston, Texas.
32°17′59″N90°10′46″W / 32.299801°N 90.179388°W. Built. 1891. Part of. Capitol Green (ID69000083 [ 1 ]) Designated CP. November 25, 1969. The Confederate Monument is a historic monument in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.