Historic Markers Across Alabama
Confederate Rest
Marker ID: |
AHA |
Location: |
In the St. Wilfrid's Cemetery off of Clements St., Marion, AL |
County: |
Perry |
Coordinates: |
N 32° 38.192 W 087° 19.095 |
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32.63653333 -87.31825 |
Style: |
Free Standing ** |
Waymark: |
WMJEXY
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Text:
During the War Between the States, Breckinridge Military Hospital was established at what is now Marion Military Institute. Soldiers who died were first buried behind MMI campus. After the war, Ladies Memorial Assoc. had remains exhumed and re-interred here in St. Wilfrid's Cemetery. Redwood tree planted as a living memorial to the fallen soldiers. Grave of Judge Wm. M. Brooks, President of the Alabama Secession Convention of 1861, is nearby.
Placed by: Members of Hughes-McCollum Post 5104 VFW and Friends April 29, 1979
End of Confederate Rest
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