1895: Confederate Monument at Pine Hill Cemetery
Title
1895 : Confederate Monument at Pine Hill Cemetery
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 27 : Ninety-eight unknown soldiers of the Confederacy were buried near this monument in Pine Hill Cemetery . Many are believed to be Texans , patients who died at the Texas Hospital in Auburn . Seventy-one soldiers are buried in marked graves in the cemetery . White-gloved Agricultural and Mechanical College cadets with rifles formed an honor guard to commemorate the dead on Confederate Memorial Day in 1895 , two years after the Ladies Memorial Association placed the monument there. Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
1895
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Education, Higher -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Male college students -- Alabama Universities and colleges -- Alabama Cemeteries -- Alabama War memorials -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Cemeteries Peoples -- Military Life History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 1963 x 1448 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p28010.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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