Cemetery
Knoxville's Confederate National Cemetery, also known as Bethel Cemetery, located at 1917 Bethel Avenue, occupies about 4 acres (1.6 ha) near the house. It contains the graves of approximately 1,600 Confederate soldiers, 50-60 Union men (prisoners) and 20 veterans. The cemetery also contains a 48-foot (15 m) high monument, consisting of a granite base topped by a Confederate soldier facing north. The cemetery property includes a white frame house, built in 1886, known as the Winstead Mansion.
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Famous quotes containing the word cemetery:
“I am a cemetery abhorred by the moon.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
“The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.”
—John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla)
“The cemetery isn’t really a place to make a statement.”
—Mary Elizabeth Baker, U.S. cemetery committee head. As quoted in Newsweek magazine, p. 15 (June 13, 1988)