St. John's Episcopal Church was erected in 1842 for the worship and spiritual instruction of white and negro people. It was built under the supervision of the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana, on land given by him and with labor and materials contributed by him and his brothers, R.K. Polk, G.W. Polk, L.J. Polk, and Dr. W.J. Polk. It was delivered into the care and custody of the Bishop of Tenn. as the property of the Diocese of Tenn. and was consecrated Sept. 4, 1842, by RT. Rev. James Hervey Otey, D.D, Bishop of Tenn., assisted by Bishop Polk. Bishop Otey, whose remains rest in the church-yard, was born Jan. 27, 1800 at Liberty Va.; was elected First Bishop of Tenn. in June 1833; was consecrated in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Jan. 14, 1834; and died April 23, 1863, in Memphis, Tenn. At the Battle of Franklin in Nov. 1864, Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne, Brig. Gen. H.B. Granberry, Brig. Gen. O.R. Stahl, and Brig. Gen. S.R. Gist were among the Confederate generals killed and were buried in St. John's church-yard by Chaplain Charles Todd Quintard, M.D., before their bodies were afterward removed to their respective states. Annual pilgrimages, held on the last Sunday in May with services led by the Bishop of Tenn., were initiated in 1921. Custody and upkeep of the property is in charge of St. John's Association, organized May 25, 1924.