Evergreen Cemetery
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Evergreen Cemetery

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

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  • Get directions 519 Greenland Drive
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130-3047 United States
    Coordinates: 35.85280, -86.38110
  • 615-893-5641
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The land for Evergreen Cemetery was donated to the town of Murfreesboro by Dr James Maney of Oaklands Plantation in May 1872; but a portion was a slave cemetery for the plantation in the mid 1800s. When it opened, local residents purchased family lots and often moved their deceased family members to the new cemetery, so according to some researchers there are older memorials including Revolutionary soldiers and soldiers from the War of 1812 there.
One of the most prominent features of the cemetery is the Confederate Circle, the burial place for their boys in Gray. During the Civil War soldiers were often buried where they fell. Following the war, an effort was made to find all the dead.. Union soldiers were buried at Stones River National Cemetery, also in the area, but for the most part Confederate Soldiers were first buried in a dedicated area in town and then moved to Evergreen. 1300 remains were moved, and of that only 144 were known.
The land for Evergreen Cemetery was donated to the town of Murfreesboro by Dr James Maney of Oaklands Plantation in May 1872; but a portion was a slave cemetery for the plantation in the mid 1800s. When it opened, local residents purchased family lots and often moved their deceased family members to the new cemetery, so according to some researchers there are older memorials including Revolutionary soldiers and soldiers from the War of 1812 there.
One of the most prominent features of the cemetery is the Confederate Circle, the burial place for their boys in Gray. During the Civil War soldiers were often buried where they fell. Following the war, an effort was made to find all the dead.. Union soldiers were buried at Stones River National Cemetery, also in the area, but for the most part Confederate Soldiers were first buried in a dedicated area in town and then moved to Evergreen. 1300 remains were moved, and of that only 144 were known.

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