THE GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON CAMP #28

Annual Confederate Cemetery

Illuminated Walking Tour

Have you ever spoken to a ghost? If you come to Nashville, Tennessee in the month of October you will. The General Joseph E. Johnston Camp # 28 has a annual Confederate Cemetery Illuminated Walking Tour in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The tour is to acquaint people with factual information about the American Civil War and also to raise money to maintain and restore the Confederate Circle monument and to complete the Confederate Memorial Hall.

Mt. Olivet Cemetery has a rich history of famous and infamous people buried within its grounds. Re-enactors, in period dress, portray spies, soldiers ( from privates to generals ) and southern belles of Nashville's past. Stationed at their own burial site they will tell the story of the person who is buried there, reliving the battles and other historical events that took place during their time.

Compatriot Ross Massey organizes the annual event. The characters portrayed have ranged from John Bell, who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln, to Adelicia Acklen, who owned the Belmont Mansion.

Visitors are lead from grave to grave by men and ladies in period dress. When night falls, lanterns are used to light the way among the graves. This annual event has delighted people of all ages.

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