Rose Hill Cemetery

Description

This historic cemetery contains the monuments of Meridian founders John Ball and Lewis Ragsdale; the graves of Emil and Kelly Mitchell, the King and Queen of the Gypsies; a mound that contains the remains of Confederate dead; and the grave of Lieutenant Charles W. Read, who is regarded as the John Paul Jones of the Confederacy.  Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

The Rose Hill Cemetery Costumed Tour is held annually in the fall.  Volunteers dress in period costumes, stand beside the grave of the person they are portraying and tell that person's story.  For additional details and tour dates, see their website.

The Confederate Burial Mound at Rose Hill is included on The Meridian Civil War Trail.