0
documented records
≈ 11–22
approx. capacity (graves)
550 m²
cemetery area · 0.14 acres
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Confederate Rest is a section of Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin, and is described as the northernmost Confederate graveyard in the United States. About 140 Confederate prisoners of war who died in Union captivity are buried there, including members of the 1st Alabama Infantry. The section is maintained by the City of Madison.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 43.065000° N, 89.428889° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Forest Hill Cemetery 290 m away · Madison
- Resurrection Cemetery 410 m away · Madison
- Holy Cross Cemetery 530 m away · Madison
- Saint Bernard Cemetery 6.4 km away · Middleton
- Sunset Memory Gardens 6.6 km away · Madison
- Middleton Cemetery 8.2 km away · Madison
- Saint Luke Lutheran Cemetery 8.5 km away · Middleton
- First Lutheran Cemetery 8.8 km away · Middleton
- Mendota State Hospital Cemetery 8.8 km away · Madison
- Mendota Memorial Cemetery 8.8 km away · Madison
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How big is Confederate Rest?
Confederate Rest covers about 550 m² (0.1 acres), about the size of 2 tennis courts. It is the 46th smallest of the 3,339 cemeteries we list in Wisconsin.