Hillcrest Cemetery

For the cemetery in Canada, see Hillcrest Cemetery (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia).

Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South". It contains the graves of a U.S. Senator^[which?] and five Confederate generals.

Hillcrest Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Graves of Confederate States Army soldiers
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Location	Center Street, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates	34°45′46″N 89°26′47″W
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	1837
MPS	Holly Springs MRA
NRHP reference No.	82003108[1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1982

Location

The cemetery is located on Center Street in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi.^[2][3]

History

The cemetery was established in 1837, when William S. Randolph, an early settler of Holly Springs, donated the land.^[4] The railings were designed by the Jones, McElwain and Company Iron Foundry prior to the Civil War.^[4]

It is known as the "Little Arlington of the South" in allusion to the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.^[3] Notable burials include five generals of the Confederate States Army:^[4] Samuel Benton, Winfield S. Featherston, Daniel Govan, Edward Walthall, and Absolom M. West. Other notable burials include Wall Doxey, Benjamin D. Nabers, Hiram Rhodes Revels, and James F. Trotter. Also buried there are painter Kate Freeman Clark,^[5] the wife and son of Alamo defender Micajah Autry, and architect Spires Boling.^[6]

The cemetery was vandalized in 1980.^[4]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 28, 1982.^[2]