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This West Point burial ground is bound up with the Battle of West Point, fought on Easter Sunday in April 1865 during the final days of the Civil War. It holds both Confederate and Union soldiers who fell in the fighting around Fort Tyler, and it sits immediately alongside the larger Pinewood Cemetery just off Highway 29.
Fort Tyler Cemetery 2 is a cemetery in West Point, Troup County. It is one of 100 cemeteries documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8835, -85.1867 near West Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Tyler (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Point University, Battle of West Point, and Riverside Club-Magnolia Club.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This West Point burial ground is bound up with the Battle of West Point, fought on Easter Sunday in April 1865 during the final days of the Civil War. It holds both Confederate and Union soldiers who fell in the fighting around Fort Tyler, and it sits immediately alongside the larger Pinewood Cemetery just off Highway 29.
Sources: findagrave.com
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