Marker on the grave of William Hines Tomlinson
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Tomlinson, William Hines
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Marker on the grave of William Hines Tomlinson
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Located in University Cemetery, University of the South, this marble block etched with "CSA" (Confederate States of America or Army) appears on a grave of William Hines Tomlinson (d. 1878). A William H. Tomlinson served in a North Carolina regiment of the Confederate Army. In Sewanee, prior to and after the Civil War, he was postmaster and later a merchant.
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The stone is marble and measures 6 inches by 6 inches square. Its height or depth is unknown.
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CSA
Inscription on Tomlinson's headstone:
TO THE
BLESSED MEMORY OF
WILLIAM HINES
TOMLINSON
WHO ENTERED
INTO HIS REST
JAN. 8, 1878
IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
WAITING THE CONSUMMATION
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