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Description
Title
France
Cemetery
:
grave
of
Capt
.
Champ
Ferguson
,
CSA
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
Date
2005
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
France Cemetery
Property type
Cemetery
Community Name
Sparta, White County, TN
Description
Color
photograph
of
graves
of
various
types
and
ages
. The
white
headstone
of
Captain
Champ
Ferguson
,
Tennessee
Cavalry
,
CSA
backs
up
to a
comb
grave
. A
more
modern
granite
tombstone
with
family
name
of
Officer
is
also
visible
.
Historical Notes
The
France
Cemetery
is
the
final
resting
place
of
famous
Confederate
partisan
Champ
Ferguson
,
who
harassed
Federal
soldiers
and
Unionist
supporters
throughout
the
Upper
Cumberland
from
1862
to
1865
. The
cemetery
also has
many
excellent
examples
of
“comb”
graves
, a
distinctive
mid-19th
century
to
early
20th
century
folk
art
tradition
that
is
concentrated
in
White
and
Overton
counties
.
Comb
graves
are
made
of
sandstone
, with
gothic-inspired
headstones
and
footnotes
; the
actual
grave
is
covered
by
two
rectangular
sandstone
slabs
laid
in
tent-fashion
,
creating
a
“gable
roof”
over
the
grave
.
Among
the
most
interesting
examples
of
material
culture
in the
region
, the
comb
graves
give
this
cemetery
added
historical
significance
.
Collection Name
Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH
Cemeteries -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Medium
Paper
Processing notes
Electronic
file
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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