Confederate Soldiers Memorial Bridge

This bridge was named to honor the more than 150 confederate Soldiers believed to be buried under the bridge. The Soldiers were buried behind the Clarksville Female Academy which was located on the corner of Madison St. and Cumberland Drive. The Clarksville Female Academy served as a hospital when 305 Confederate casualties arrived per riverboat following the Battle of Fort Donelson. In 1897, 127 bodies were exhumed after some of the remains were exposed by a landslide and reburied in what is now Riverview Cemetery. In addition to the soldiers, two African-American women, Mary and Susan Bibb, were also casualties of the battle - dying of diseases they contacted while serving as nurses to the wounded. The sisters are also believed to be buried behind the Academy (now gone).  

Confederate Soldiers Memorial Monument

This monument was erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Frank P. Gracey Camp #225 with Commander Kent Halliburton heading up this project in 2002.