Sunday, January 24, 2021

Where General Patrick Cleburne's remains rested until 1870


A comrade of Patrick Cleburne's described St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery as "beautiful as the Garden of Eden -- seemingly a fit place for pure spirits to dwell, and for the haunts of angels." For nearly six years, the remains of the Confederate general -- who was killed at the Battle of Franklin (Tenn.) -- rested there among the among the oaks and magnolias. Let's explore the cemetery in rural Ashwood, Tenn.

3 comments:

  1. Watching from Buffalo Grove,Illinois. Have been to these sites but good to see them again. Thanks for the videos.

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  2. Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. Hope to go there someday to see in person.
    Gerry Bliss
    Elk Grove Village, IL

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  3. Fascinating. It's on my places to visit on a future trip to Franklin.

    Thanks again for sharing your visits to these out-of-the-way sites
    Scott Shuster
    Houston, Texas

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