Civil War CSA "Hollywood Cemetery" Signed

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Sold Date: 03/02/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Militaria & Weapons

Title: Hollywood Cemetery, A Tour (Signed) Description: Historical sketch and highlights along with a tour of this lovely natural cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, designed by John Notman in 1848. Contains biographical sketches of several notables buried , including Douglas Southall Freeman, "JEB" Stuart, Jefferson Davis, George Pickett, Matthew Fontaine Maury, and U.S. Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler. Fold-out map at rear gives a tour route and locations of highlighted graves. SIGNED by author on title page. Bound in printed brick-red paper covers over a saddle-stapled binding. [iv], 28 pages black and white photographs, drawings, maps This is in new condition.

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Hollywood Cemetery is a large, sprawling cemetery located at 412 South Cherry Street in Richmond, Virginia. Characterized by rolling hills and winding paths overlooking the James River, it is the resting place of two United States Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as the only Confederate States President, Jefferson Davis. It is also the resting place of 25 Confederate generals, the most of any cemetery in the country. Included are George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart. Hollywood Cemetery was opened in 1849, constructed on land known as "Harvie's Woods" that was once owned by William Byrd II. It was designed in the rural garden style, with its name, "Hollywood," coming from the holly trees dotting the hills of the property. In 1869, a 90-foot-high granite pyramid was built as a memorial to the more than 18,000 enlisted men of the Confederate Army who are buried in the cemetery. Hollywood Cemetery is one of Richmond's major tourist attractions. T are many local legends surrounding certain tombs and grave sites in the cemetery, including one about a little girl and the black iron statue of a dog standing watch over her grave; a photo can be found : [1]. Other notable legends rely on ghosts haunting the many mausoleums. One of the most well-known of these is the Legend of a Richmond Vampire.

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