^ abR. C. Forrester (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Confederate Monument / First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead". National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2017. With three photos from 1976.
^ abChristopher Losson, "Civil War Monuments," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Confederate Monument (Union City, Tennessee).
confederate, monument, union, city, tennessee, confederate, monument, union, city, tennessee, also, known, first, monument, unknown, confederate, dead, simple, marker, erected, 1869, cemetery, that, burial, site, remains, unidentified, confederate, combatants,. The Confederate Monument in Union City Tennessee also known as First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead is a simple marker erected in 1869 in a cemetery that was the burial site for the remains of 29 unidentified Confederate combatants killed in the American Civil War It is about 40 feet 12 m tall 2 Dedicated on October 21 1869 it was one of Tennessee s first Confederate monuments 3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 1 Confederate MonumentU S National Register of Historic PlacesStreet view of the monumentShow map of TennesseeShow map of the United StatesLocationSummer and Edwards Sts Union City TennesseeCoordinates36 25 13 N 89 2 50 W 36 42028 N 89 04722 W 36 42028 89 04722Area0 5 acres 0 20 ha Built1869NRHP reference No 77001286 1 Added to NRHPJuly 28 1977 It is asserted to be the first monument to honor unknown Confederate dead 2 Union City also has a Confederate monument erected in 1909 with a dedication that reads To The Confederate Soldier of Obion County Who Was Killed In Battle Who Was Starved In Federal Prison And Who Has Preserved Anglo Saxon Civilization In The South 3 dd References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b R C Forrester August 1976 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Confederate Monument First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead National Park Service Retrieved May 23 2017 With three photos from 1976 a b Christopher Losson Civil War Monuments Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Confederate Monument Union City Tennessee This article about a property in Obion County Tennessee on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederate Monument Union City Tennessee amp oldid 1057006332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
