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Photograph of The Confederate Soldiers Home, Hermitage, Tennessee, circa 1910

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Photograph of The Confederate Soldiers Home, Hermitage, Tennessee, circa 1910

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Title	Photograph of The Confederate Soldiers Home, Hermitage, Tennessee, circa 1910
Corporate name	Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Military History Civil War Soldiers' homes--Confederate States of America Soldiers' homes--Tennessee Soldiers' homes--Southern States Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources Buildings--Tennessee--Hermitage Architecture--Tennessee--Hermitage Architectural elements--Tennessee
Geographic entry	Hermitage (Tenn.)--History--Sources Hermitage (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Tennessee
Description	A photograph of The Confederate Soldiers Home, on the grounds of The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The home opened on 12 May 1892 and provided shelter, comfort and medical attention to almost 700 veterans during its 41 years of service. The cemetery, on the lawn of the Hermitage Presbyterian Church, contains the graves of 487 men. The home closed on 22 November 1933. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 in., mounted on cardboard.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	ca. 1910
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	P-2691
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1910-1919
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-P-2691