Bruce Guthrie Photos: TN -- Memphis -- National Cemetery

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Signage: You'll see a lot of signs in this group. Eventually, I'll type the text of the signs into the subject description and get rid of the signs themselves. This is pretty slow and tedious work though.
Wikipedia Description: Memphis National Cemetery
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Memphis National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Memphis, in Shelby County, Tennessee. It encompasses 44.2 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 41,873 interments.

History
Originally established as Mississippi River National Cemetery when the Union Army forces took control of the city of Memphis during the American Civil War, it served to inter veterans who died while in the many military hospitals in the region. After the war, several battlefield cemeteries were transferred to Memphis.

On April 26, 1865, the USS Sultana exploded when its boiler ruptured while moored to take on coal near Memphis. Many of the dead from that accident were buried in Memphis National Cemetery.

Notable monuments:
The Illinois Monument, a granite and bronze sarcophagus, dedicated in 1929. [ The markers say "This monument erected by the state of Illinois in 1928 to the glorious memory of the soldiers of Illinois who found in the Civil War 1861-1865" , and "When President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the life of our imperiled nation, these valiant sons of Illinois, together with other heroes, offered their lives with patriotism unsurpassed. With unflinching bravery, they found the bloody battles of the great civil war for Union and Liberty. Upon them, therefore, a grateful state bestows the crown of undying affection and the laurel of victory."]
The Minnesota Monument, a granite monument erected in 1916.

Notable interments:
Private James H. Robinson, Medal of Honor recipient for action during the Civil War, interred in Section H, Grave 4131.
Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MEMNC_130228_006.JPG: Cpl. Harry Washer Post #121 Memphis, Tenn. Jewish War Veterans of the USA Dedicated to the Jewish men and women who served in the United States of America armed forces during all conflicts. A gift from the Washer family.
2. MEMNC_130228_019.JPG: The sand confused me.
3. MEMNC_130228_034.JPG: This monument erected by the state of Illinois in 1928 to the glorious memory of the soldiers of Illinois who fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865
4. MEMNC_130228_041.JPG: When President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the life of our imperiled nation, these valiant sons of Illinois together with other heroes offered their lives with patriotism unsurpassed. With unflinching bravery they fought the bloody battles of the great civil war for Union and Liberty. Upon them therefore, a grateful State bestows the crown of undying appreciation and the Laurel of Victory.
5. MEMNC_130228_097.JPG: They were moving some of the markers.
Missing Some Bigger photos? Each new digital camera by default wants to take larger and larger photos. To save myself time and server space, I don't upload to the web site versons of photos that are bigger than 2.75 megabytes to the web page. If you want the biggest sized photo and you don't see a link bigger than 0640x0480, email Bruce Guthrie and I'll email specific photos to you.
Directly Related Pages: Other pages here that have content directly related to this one:
- 1997_TN_Memphis_NC: TN -- Memphis -- National Cemetery (6 photos from 1997)
- 2007_TN_Memphis_NC: TN -- Memphis -- National Cemetery (24 photos from 2007)
Same Subject: Click on this link to see coverage of items having the same subject: [Cemeteries]
2013 photos: So far, I'm mostly using my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I'm also using a Nikon D7000 and Nikon D600. Trips this year have been limited to a Civil War Trust conference in Memphis.
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