Hope Thompson Cemetery is a good example of a small family cemetery, which is most common throughout Rutherford County. This cemetery contains the remains of Hugh T. Hope, who served in Co. I, 45th Tennessee Infantry. This company was organized in December 1861, reorganized in May 1862, and in late 1863 it was consolidated into a field unit with the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. Many men from Rutherford County served in this company. --Rutherford County Cemeteries Driving Tour.