Forest Hill Cemetery-- Part 2: Alice Waterman Arrives

In 1868, Alice Waterman, a widow from Louisiana, moved to Madison.  Despite having lived most of her life in the North and not knowing any of the interred Confederates, she took pity on them and removed the weeds, improved the landscaping and maintained the lot at her own expense.

She placed new headboards on the graves.

Mrs. Waterman referred to the dead as "My Boys."

She had her body buried with "her boys" at her request upon her death

Today, the City of Madison takes care of Confederate Rest and Mrs. Waterman.

--Old Secesh