Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery

Description

Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery pays tribute to 1,020 Confederate soldiers and 80 Union soldiers.  The area once featured a popular resort that was used as a Confederate hospital during the war.  A kiosk at the site lists the names of soldiers who died at the hospital.

The cemetery is one of 10 sites on the Meridian Civil War Trail.

Directions: From I-59/20, take exit for Highway 45 north to Lauderdale. Turn right at Lauderdale for the cemetery and continue to Kewanee Road.  Turn right on Kewanee Road and take the first right onto York Road. Continue one mile to the cemetery on the right.