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American Civil War veterans buried in Tennessee

Wikidata records 100 Civil War veterans as buried in 36 of the cemeteries we list in Tennessee. Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville holds the most, with 25. Tennessee has the 6th highest count of any state, out of 2,411 nationally.

People recorded as having taken part in the American Civil War, or as having served in the Union or Confederate army.

100
Civil War veterans
36
cemeteries
11%
of notable burials in Tennessee
1860s
the decade with the most deaths (21)

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In order of death

American Civil War veterans buried in Tennessee

Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.

Over time

Deaths by decade

  • 1860s21
  • 1870s11
  • 1880s12
  • 1890s11
  • 1900s18
  • 1910s17
  • 1920s8
  • 1930s2

By recorded year of death, for the 100 people with one.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

Top 25 of 36 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.

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American Civil War veterans in every state

Method

How this list is made

A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.

Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.

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