Photo by Bryan Skipworth
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Not Forgotten Above is Soldiers' Rest as seen from the east. Five thousand or more CSA soldiers rest here. |
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Index of All Known CSA Soldiers at Soldiers' Rest Index of Known CSA Veterans at Cedar Hill Cemetery Known CSA at Anshe Chesed Jewish Cemetery Contact soldiersrest1866@yahoo.com
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Union Men of Missouri CSA Soldiers |
Choctaw Douglas the Camel CSA Men |
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| The Story of This Confederate Burial Ground | Memorial Day at Soldiers' Rest 2015, 2016 | Re-Dedication of Soldiers' Rest 2013 | ||
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What do coins on a headstone mean? |
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| Memorial Services - · Pvt. Preston Wall (Mo.) · Pvt. Edwin Josiah Benton and Pvt. Lafayette J. Benton (La.) · Pvt. Jesse Bailey (Miss.) |
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Born 1735 Died 1862 --
At 127 years old, this Unknown is fondly called the oldest soldier in Soldiers Rest! |
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The Monument to Our Confederate Dead
East Panel Here rests some few of those South Panel In memory of The men from all states Of the South who fell in The defense of Vickburg During a siege of 47 days May 18 to July 3, 1863 – a defense Unsurpassed in the annals Of war for heroism, endurance Of hardship, and patriotic devotion. “We care not whence they came, Dear in their lifeless clay Whether unknown, or known to fame, Their cause and country still the same. They died – and they wore the gray.“ |
Our dead are mourned forever Through all the future ages. In history and in story Their fame shall shine, Their name shall twine; They need do greater glory, Tenderly fall our tears Over their lifeless clay Here lie the dead who fought and bled And fell in garb of gray Ours the fate of the vanquished Whose heartaches never cease Ours the tears Regrets and tears, Theirs the eternal peace. North panel Building Committee Mrs. M. A. Stevens Mrs. T. W. Preston. Mrs. F. J. Hoffman |
Evening in the Mississippi section with kudzu-covered hills and magnolia tree in bloom. The visitor stands before the row commemorating CSA officers. The bronze plaque in the lower center of the picture commemorates the service of the Sisters of Mercy during the War Between the States. |
 Photo by Bryan Skipworth The sign at the gate to Soldiers' Rest. |
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Soldiers Rest |
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The wind blows softly Many people over the years From all walks of life
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For the love of their homeland They'll always be remembered
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CSA Soldiers |
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Throughout this site, fold3.com URLs are included solely for your convenience and as a source of further information. "Teach your children who these dead men were. Tell them of their lofty courage. Instruct them in their virtues." -- Capt Ellis, Confederate Memorial Day, 1874, on the dedication of the Confederate Memorial in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. Contact soldiersrest1866@yahoo.com |
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