The SCV Wigfall Grays Camp 1560 erected an historical marker to the 57 Confederate veterans buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Collierville, TN in 1997.  These 56 soldiers were citizens who lived in Collierville after the war.  One grave is an unknown soldier who was buried during the war.
    The Wigfall Grays Camp has researched each individual to locate his records of military service.  Some are included below. 

    Wording of both sides of marker is shown below.
 

THE MAGNOLIA CEMETERY  On A Resaca, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville.

The ese men worked diligently as farmers and merchants to rebuild their homeland. Descendants of these brave men still live in Collierville today.    Erected October 5, 1997 by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Wigfall Grays Camp 1560

Photos of Marker and Dedication Ceremony.

View of rear of Marker showing list of names of Confederate Soldiers buried in Collierville, TN.

Members of Wigfall Grays at dedication of Confederate Veterans.  (See list of names below)

A scene of Magnolia Cemetery at the Marker Dedication.

 
Second photo shows only a few of the Wigfall Grays members that attended the Dedication ceremony.  They were:
Bill Kelsey, ___, ?, Jack Werne, ?, (kneeling) ?, John Denley, John Renshaw, (standing) Jerry Parker, ?, Mark Adams, Jerry S, Steve Cole.

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