Cedar Hill Cemetery, also known as the City of Vicksburg Cemetery and Soldiers Rest Cemetery, is one of the "...oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States that is still in use". Establishment of Cedar Hill Cemetery predates the American Civil War.Vicksburg National Military Park – Soldiers' Rest History Retrieved 2015-08-19.
Soldiers' Rest burial site
After the American Civil War, a portion of Cedar Hill Cemetery was set aside for the burial of Confederate soldiers who died of sickness or wounds. This burial site was designated Soldiers' Rest and contains the graves of some 5,000 Confederate soldiers, with 1,600 identified.
Notable interments John Stevens Bowen (1830–1863), Confederate major general during the American Civil War.The death of General John Bowen Retrieved 2015-08-18. Walker Brooke (1813–1869), U.S. Senator from Mississippi (1852–53).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Brooke, Walker) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Beverly Francis Carradine (1848–1931), noted author and Methodist minister.Cedar Hill Cemetery tombstone database (Carradine, Beverly, DD, Rev.) Retrieved 2015-08-19. Thomas C. Catchings (1847–1927), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1885–1901).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Catchings, Thomas Clendinen) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Nicholas Daniel Coleman (1800–1874), U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1829–31).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Coleman, Nicholas Daniel) Retrieved 2015-08-18. James William Collier (1872–1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1909–33).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Collier, James William) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Caroline Russell Compton (1907–1987), noted Mississippi artist.Cedar Hill Cemetery interment database (Compton, Caroline) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Douglas the camel was a domesticated camel used by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.Vicksburg National Military Park: United States Regulars and Unclassified Units Retrieved 2015-08-19. Isham Warren Garrott (1816–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.Confederate interments (G), Soldiers' Rest Retrieved 2015-08-18. Martin Edward Green (1815–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. Patrick Stevens Henry (1861–1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1901–03).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Henry, Patrick) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Elza Jeffords (1826–1885), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1883–85).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Jeffords, Elza) Retrieved 2015-08-18. William Augustus Lake (1808–1861), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1855–57).Biographical directory of the United States Congress (Lake, William Augustus) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Alexander Keith McClung (1811–1855), lieutenant colonel in 1st Mississippi Regiment during the Mexican–American War, and U.S. chargé d'affaires to Bolivia (1849–51).Cedar Hill Cemetery tombstone database (McClung, Col. Alexander K.) Retrieved 2015-08-18. Buddie Newman (1921–2002), Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives Lucille Spann (1938–1984), Chicago blues singer
See also Vicksburg National Military Park
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