Summary
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery is a cemetery for soldiers of the Confederate States located on the eastern side of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1993, the cemetery encompasses 3.5 acres (1.4 ha).[1]
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Rock St., approximately 800 feet N of jct. with Willow St., Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°03′41″N 94°09′10″W / 36.06139°N 94.15278°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| Built by | F. H. Venn Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000481[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1993 |
History edit
Many American Civil War battles were fought in northwest Arkansas, including the Battle of Cane Hill, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Prairie Grove, and many small skirmishes such as the action at Fayetteville. Initially scattered throughout Benton County and Washington County, efforts in 1878 by the Southern Memorial Association of Washington County succeeded in collecting the remains of fallen Confederate soldiers and burying them in the new Confederate cemetery. The Association paid for the remains to be moved and re-interred.[2]
Design edit
The hundreds of graves are arranged into tree-shaded rows surrounded by an 1885 wall of native stone. The cemetery also offers a view from the hill down onto Fayetteville. A monument was constructed around 1898 at the center of the cemetery.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Confederate Cemetery". Things to Do. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
External links edit
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Confederate Cemetery
- Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery at Find a Grave
