- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Cemeteries--Georgia--Jonesboro
Sepulchral monuments--Georgia--Jonesboro
Military parks--Georgia
Memorials--Georgia--Jonesboro
War memorials--Georgia--Jonesboro
Soldiers' monuments--Southern States
Lamps--Georgia--Jonesboro
Arches--Georgia--Jonesboro
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro, 33.5215, -84.35381
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery was named for the general whose remains were brought from St. John's Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee, in 1870. In 1891 a marble column was dedicated in his honor at the cemetery, and in 1892 this granite shaft was dedicated to the Confederate dead.
Photograph of a granite archway framing the entrance to the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery in Jonesboro, Georgia. The stone arch is topped by a long smooth curved stone engraved with the words "Confederate dead." Two gas lamps sit atop the arch. Rows of small white grave markers punctuated with several large stone and marble monuments can be seen through the gate.
This cemetery was named for the general whose remains were brought from St. John's Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee, in 1870. In 1891 a marble column was dedicated in his honor at the cemetery, and in 1892 this granite shaft was dedicated to the Confederate dead. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/clayton-county/m-3815/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Clayton County Convention and Visitor's Bureau
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/clayton-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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