Capt. John W. Morton

[Tugboat]

Thank you very much! Shaping up to be an interesting road trip to photograph the graves and battlefields. Might be able to squeeze this in before Christmas.

Thanks,
Ray

[Tugboat]

An online search so far has not turned up a list of burials at Mt.Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Anyone have a link to the cemetery list?

Thanks,
Ray

[scone]

Let me know when you in the area as I live about 30 min east of nashville.

Larry cockerham another member of the board lives south of Nashville If I remember correct.

Check out the the Tennessee Civil war sites thred in the The Civil War Traveler's Companion section.

Lt. Andrew Willis Gould who was stabed to death June 26, 2863 in Columbia, Tenn. by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, during an altercation after Gould shot him is buried in the Nashville Old City Cemetery.

Mount Olivet Cemetery & "Confederate Circle"
After the War Between the States, the women of Nashville bought land at Mount Olivet, and formed Confederate Circle. The remains of about 1,500 Confederate soldiers were moved here from area battlefields. Seven Confederate generals are buried in or around the circle. They are William B. Bate, William N.R, Bealle, Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, William H. Jackson, George E. Maney, James E. Rains, and Thomas Benton Smith. Other prominent Nashville Confederates, Colonels Adolphus Heiman and Randall McGavock, lie nearby. A 45-foot granite monument marks the center of the circle.

The "Heroine of the South": Mary Kate Patterson Davis Hill Kyle (1844-1931) worked with Coleman's scouts and Sam Davis during the Civil War to spy in the Lavergne-Nolensville-Nashville area. When a teenager, she smuggled vital information and supplies through Union lines. Mrs. Kyle was buried in the Confederate Circle at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the first woman so honored.

regards,
Steven

[JohnW in E.TN]

Originally Posted by Tugboat

An online search so far has not turned up a list of burials at Mt.Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Anyone have a link to the cemetery list?

Thanks,
Ray

Hello Ray,

Maybe this is what you're looking for:

http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous...meteryid=15986


Regards,

John W.

[Tugboat]

Originally Posted by JohnW in E.TN

Hello Ray,

Maybe this is what you're looking for:

http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous...meteryid=15986

John W.

Good try, but The Cannon Kid isn't listed. Lots of interesting folks buried in this cemetery. Thanks for the info.

Ray

[JohnW in E.TN]

Ray,

Just found out that as Steven said, he is indeed buried in Mt. Olivet, along with 1500 other Confederates, mostly killed at Nashville. Not sure why Find-a-Grave doesn't have him listed.

I have a photo of his gravestone if you'd like for me to forward it to you. I can't get it to post here.

Regards,

John W.

[Tugboat]

You betcha I want the picture.

Thanks,
Ray
rayf@bellsouth.net

[JohnW in E.TN]

Ok, buddy, it's coming atcha. Let me know when it makes it.

John W.

[Tugboat]

Came across a tiny bit more info on Capt. Morton...

Here's a link to a book excerpt that claims the "Canon Kid" was one of the founders of the KKK. http://tinyurl.com/dcg2a

Another search turned up evidence that Morton's wife was the grandaughter of Gideon Pillow.

I'm still amazed that there is so little to be found about Morton after the War.