Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It includes the original cemetery for white people (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) that was reserved for slaves and free people of color. The original cemetery contains the graves of many of Savannah's Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. The cemetery was dedicated in 1852. The lawyer and poet Henry Rootes Jackson delivered the dedication address.
The south section of the cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978 and the north section was added to the NRHP in 1983.
History Although planned as early as 1818, Laurel Grove first opened for burials in 1853. Administrators of Laurel Grove have recently begun to computerize the cemetery's burial records.
Notable intermentsNameNotabilityReferencesEdward Clifford Anderson Sr.Mayor of Savannah for eight terms before and after the American Civil War, 15-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, and brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. Led Savannah's Reconstruction efforts.George Wayne Anderson Jr.Commander of Fort McAllister during American Civil War, member of the Republican Blues. Born at, and later owned, the Lebanon plantation located between Fort McAllister and Savannah.Francis S. BartowConfederate politician and Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil WarJohn M. BerrienU.S. senator from the state of GeorgiaWilliam Bellinger BullochU.S. senator from Georgia and relative of U.S. president Theodore RooseveltWilliam Gaston BullochPhysicianRobert Milledge CharltonU.S. senator representing GeorgiaIsaiah DavenportMaster builder; constructed what is now known as the Isaiah Davenport House in 1820"Savannah's Master Builder" – Savannah Magazine, March 6, 2017Stephen Elliott37th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA)William Bennett FlemingU.S. representative from GeorgiaJeremy F. GilmerChief of engineers for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil WarWilliam Washington GordonPolitician and businessman, co-founded and served as first president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company (now the Central of Georgia Railroad)Delia GreenChild murder victim and inspiration for the song "Delia's Gone", initially buried in an unmarked grave. In 2020 the Killer Blues Headstone Project placed a headstone for her at that location.Simon GuckenheimerMerchantAlfred HaywoodMerchant and city councillorW. W. LawAmerican civil rights leader and president of the Savannah NAACP, who established many African American cultural institutions in Savannah, Georgia.Juliette Gordon LowFounder of the Girl Scouts of the USAGeorge Paul Harrison, Sr.Brigadier general (1861–1862) and colonel (1864–1865) in the Georgia (Confederate) militia; member of the Georgia House of RepresentativesJulian HartridgeU.S. representative from GeorgiaMary HaskellEducatorFrank O'Driscoll HunterWorld War I fighter ace and the recipient of Distinguished Service Cross five times. Later served as commanding general of the VIII Fighter Command and, later the First Air Force, during World War IIFlorence MartusNicknamed "the Waving Girl", the unofficial greeter of all ships entering and leaving the Port of Savannah from 1887 to 1931Lucy Barrow McIntireActivist, preservationist, actor, and poetLafayette McLawsU.S. Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil WarIsaac P. MendesRabbiJohn MillenU.S. representative and lawyer from GeorgiaThomas Manson NorwoodU.S. senator and U.S. representative from GeorgiaGeorge Welshman OwensU.S. representative and lawyer from GeorgiaJames Lord PierpontWriter and composer of the song "Jingle Bells"John William PearsonBusinessman and Confederate captain of the Oklawaha Rangers Phoebe PemberConfederate nurse at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil WarPhilip PhillipsLawyer, politician and U.S. representative from AlabamaAnna Davenport RainesFounding Vice President of the United Daughters of the ConfederacyJames C. SaltusConfederate States Army officer, carpenter; oversaw the construction of the third City Market buildingAugustus SchwaabArchitectSavannah Morning News, November 1, 1899, p. 2Ephraim ScudderBuilder, prominent in the antebellum form around SavannahMoxley SorrelConfederate States Army officer and historian of the ConfederacyWilliam Henry StilesU.S. representative from Georgia.James Johnston WaringPhysicianJoseph WasdenConfederate officer in the American Civil WarJames Moore WayneAssociate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a U.S. representative from GeorgiaRichard WayneMayor of Savannah for four terms
See also List of burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
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External links
Laurel Grove South Cemetery historical marker