Chalmers' Division
Corporal
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2016
- Location
- Memphis
Did a walkthrough of National Cemetery in Memphis.
Alot of Iowa and Illinois troopers. Soldiers from Fort Pillow rest here as well.
I was looking for the tag to do it originally, but will here.Chalmers beautiful photos. Could you ID them for us?
Regards
David
Thanks! I gave my son a camera and the kid took some great photos too!Nice pictures.
It was a great day. Thanks!Looks like a great trip. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank youThanks for posting
It is a big cemetery. I think half a mile long, maybe even a mile long, and a quarter mile wide.Good pictures. I visited it in June 2017 on the way to Corinth. For some reason, it was/is bigger than I thought it would be.
Did a walkthrough of National Cemetery in Memphis. View attachment 413880Alot of Iowa and Illinois troopers. Soldiers from Fort Pillow rest here as well. View attachment 413881View attachment 413882View attachment 413883View attachment 413884View attachment 413879
This plaque is located outside the Cemetery and was not installed by the US National Cemetery.2. USCT sign outside entrance
3. USCT obverse
Correct, it is outside the entrance of the Cemetery.This plaque is located outside the Cemetery and was not installed by the US National Cemetery.
Correct, it is outside the entrance of the Cemetery.
I zoomed in on the photo and it said USCT association on there? Think this was privately funded for the purpose of calling out that some of the unknown soldiers are known to be USCT from Fort Pillow.This plaque is located outside the Cemetery and was not installed by the US National Cemetery.
Thanks for the pics, Chalmers' D...Did a walkthrough of National Cemetery in Memphis. A lot of Iowa and Illinois troopers. Soldiers from Fort Pillow rest here as well.
Do you mean that NBF owned a plantation on the actual site of the National Cemetery?Thanks for the pics, Chalmers' D...
N B Forrest had a plantation here pre-war. He signed it to his mother when he joined the CSA. It was later confiscated and she was forced to move.
On a different note, just around the corner on National is the NaJack Market and Convenience Store. This building originally housed Ardent Recording who worked with greats like the Box Tops, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Isaac Hayes, James Taylor and on and on. Lots of music history in there....
I zoomed in on the photo and it said USCT association on there? Think this was privately funded for the purpose of calling out that some of the unknown soldiers are known to be USCT from Fort Pillow.