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Marietta Confederate Cemetery is a large Confederate cemetery located in Marietta, Georgia, adjacent to the larger Marietta City Cemetery. The Marietta Confederate Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds for Confederate dead. It is the resting place to over 3,000 soldiers from all 11 Confederate states plus Maryland, Missouri, and Kentucky.
Marietta Confederate Cemetery is located in between Marietta City Cemetery and Brown Park. Hours: Open daily from dusk to dawn. Phone: (770) 429-1115. Address: 395 Powder Springs St, Marietta, GA 30064.
The Marietta Confederate Cemetery came into being in September of 1863. The first burial was Dr. William H. Miller, a Confederate surgeon from Kentucky. A few days later, soldiers were brought to Marietta for burial after being killed in a train collision in the area of Emerson, GA. The city of Marietta acquired a little over two acres
Open Year 'Round. Facility Amenities. Self-guided Tours. Opened in 1863, the Marietta Confederate Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3,000 soldiers. Mrs. Jane Porter Glover donated a corner of her property for the burial of 20 Confederate soldiers who died in a train wreck.
Marietta Confederate Cemetery. The cemetery was established in September 1863, when Mrs. Jane Porter Glover donated the quiet comer of her Bushy Park Plantation to accommodate the burial of approximately 20 Confederate soldiers who perished in a train wreck just north of Marietta. A few new graves were added to the cemetery during the next several
Marietta Confederate Cemetery. "Garden of Heroes" — Atlanta Campaign Heritage Trail — Photographed By Mark Hilton, November 19, 2019. 1. Marietta Confederate Cemetery Marker. Inscription. This cemetery was established on property once owned by the First Baptist Church of Marietta.
"To Our Confederate Dead" The Kennesaw Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy ... bears the title "Confederate Cemetery" The "Little Cannon" Captured by Union forces near Savannah in 1864. It was retrieved in an arsenal at Watervliet, NY. The Latin inscription on the barrell, "Victrix fortunae Sapientia," translates to mean: "Wisdom ...
