Harris, Tennessee's Confederate-era governor, Thomas Battle Turley, CSA private and U.S.
Congressman who commanded the Army of Tennessee in 1862, Colton Greene, Preston Smith and William Henry Carroll. Among the Confederate generals buried there are James Patton Anderson, a former U.S. The first burial in Confederate Soldiers Rest was William (Thomas) Gallagher on June 17, 1861, and the last interment was John Frank Gunter on April 1, 1940. Many other Confederates are buried elsewhere in the cemetery. Senators, madams, blues singers, suffragists, martyrs, generals, civil rights leaders, holy men and women, outlaws and millionaires and ordinary citizens.Ībout 1,000 Confederate soldiers and veterans are buried in Confederate Soldiers Rest, located in the cemetery's Fowler Section. There are veterans of every American war, from the American Revolution up to the Vietnam War, and there are people from every walk of life and culture, including Mayors of Memphis, Governors of Tennessee, U.S. Beneath the cemetery's ancient elms, oaks, and magnolias lie some of the city's most honored and revered dead flowering dogwoods and crepe myrtles are interspersed with Memphis history, those famous and infamous, loved and feared. The cemetery's gardens include the Carlisle S.
Since then, more than 75,000 people have been buried at Elmwood Cemetery, with space still remaining for about 15,000 more. The first burial occurred on 15 July 1853, when Mrs. In the 1870s, the original corporation controlling the cemetery was dissolved and it became one of the oldest nonprofits in Tennessee. After the American Civil War, the property was expanded to 80 acres (320,000 m 2) for another $40,000. Ironically, they had to hurriedly order some elms trees from New York to place among the native oaks of Memphis, since there were no elms in the area. The name for the place was chosen in a drawing: several proposed names were put into a hat and Elmwood was drawn, with the stockholders stating they were "well pleased" with the selection. It was meant to be a place where beautiful gardens were tended and individual monuments celebrated both life and death. On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed $500 for stock certificates in order to purchase 40 acres (160,000 m 2) of land for the cemetery they envisioned that this land would be a park for the living as well as the dead, where family outings, picnics, and social gatherings could occur. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments. Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century.
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