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Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Williamsburg Confederate Monument
 
Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008
1. Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker
 
Inscription.
1861 – 1865
To the Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors of Williamsburg
and James City County.

Right of Monument:
“Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
lest we forget – lest we forget!”

Left of Monument:
Erected by the Daughters
of the Confederacy and the
Citizens of Williamsburg and
James City County.

 
Erected 1908 by Daughters of the Confederacy and the Citizens of Williamsburg and James City County.
 
Location. 37° 16.049′ N, 76° 42.294′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. Marker is on Court Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is located in front of the Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Public Hospital of 1773 (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Site of First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian School at the College of William & Mary (approx. ¼ mile away); The College of William and Mary in Virginia (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Wythe House and Gardens (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Magazine and Guardhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); College Camp (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Williamsburg.
 
Front of Monument Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008
2. Front of Monument
 
 
Right Side of Monument Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008
3. Right Side of Monument
 
 
Left Side of Monument Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008
4. Left Side of Monument
 
 
Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008
5. Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker
This monument originally stood on the Palace Green in what is now Colonial Williamsburg. It was moved to this location in the 1930s when the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation restored the village to its 1774 appearance.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 21, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 758 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
 
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