DeSoto County Confederate Monument
2846 Magnolia Drive, Hernando, MS 38632, Hernando, MS
Mississippi's second oldest Confederate monument was erected in 1875 after the Civil War and is dedicated to those who died for the Confederate States.
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Mississippi's second oldest Confederate monument was erected in 1875 after the Civil War and is dedicated to those who died for the Confederate States. Hernando Memorial Cemetery has the largest number of Confederate graves in DeSoto County with 100 marked graves and a mass grave for 60 soldiers. Open year round from dawn to dusk.
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MUSEUMS
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Town
Hernando, MS
Phone
662-429-8852
Location
2846 Magnolia Drive, Hernando, MS 38632, Hernando, MS
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2846 Magnolia Drive, Hernando, MS 38632
Hernando, MS
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