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Confederate Monument, Mississippi Department of Archives and History Building, dedicated June 1891. [2] [3] [4] In front of the Old Capitol Museum.Unusual in that a former slave and Republican member of the legislature, John F. Harris, spoke passionately in favor of it, while some whites spoke against it.
This list of cemeteries in Mississippi includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
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.
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of Confederate monuments and memorials in Mississippi
Isham Warren Garrott (1816–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. [12] Martin Edward Green (1815–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. [12] Patrick Stevens Henry (1861–1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1901–03). [13]
Center Street, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. Coordinates 34°45′46″N 89°26′47″W / 34.76278°N 89.44639°W / 34.76278; -89
American Civil War portal; This category is for permanent military cemeteries established for Confederate soldiers and sailors who died during campaigns or operations.A common difference between cemeteries of war graves and those of civilian peacetime graves is the uniformity of those interred.
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.