Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Robert Enoch Withers

Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

1. Robert Enoch Withers Marker

Inscription. Robert Enoch Withers was born in Campbell County on 18 Sept. 1821. After graduation from the medical department at the University of Virginia in 1841, he practiced medicine in Campbell County and Danville until 1861. During the Civil War Withers achieved the rank of colonel in the Confederate army. He served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1874 to 1875 and in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. Withers was the U. S. Consul at Hong Kong from 1885 to 1889 and he died nearby at his home, Ingleside, on 21 Sept. 1907.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1821.

Location. 36° 57.081′ N, 81° 4.197′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 11) and Withers Road, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Our Confederate Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wytheville Training School (approx.

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half a mile away); Walter Crockett (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Edith Bolling Wilson (approx. ¾ mile away); Wytheville (approx. ¾ mile away); Boone Trail Highway Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Home Site of Christopher (Stophel) Simmerman (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

More about this marker. This marker replaced a marker erected by 1929 with the same number but titled “Ingleside” which read, “Home of Colonel R. E. Withers, Confederate officer, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, United States Senator and Consul at Hong Kong.”

Regarding Robert Enoch Withers. Lynchburg adjoins Campbell County, where Senator Withers was born.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Learn more about the Readjuster Party (see Wikipedia excerpt below) at these marker pages.

Also see . . . Robert E. Withers. Wikipedia entry. “Following the Civil War, Withers moved back

Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

2. Robert Enoch Withers Marker

to Lynchburg in 1866 and established the Lynchburg News, a daily paper devoted to the interests of the Conservative Party. He was nominated for governor of Virginia by that party, but withdrew from the race. He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1872. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1873. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1881. He served as the chairman of the Committee on Pensions in the Forty-sixth Congress. Withers was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1881, losing to former Civil War general William Mahone of the Readjuster Party.” (Submitted on July 23, 2011.)

Senator Robert Enoch Withers of Va. image. Click for full size.

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3. Senator Robert Enoch Withers of Va.

Photograph by Matthew Brady and/or Levin Corbin Handy dated between 1860 and 1875.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 29, 2022

4. Ingleside

Located at 645 East Withers Road, Wytheville, Virginia.

Grave of Robert Enoch Withers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 28, 2022

5. Grave of Robert Enoch Withers

Robert Enoch Withers, M.D.
Col. 18th VA Reg. of Infantry. C.S.A. 1861
Lieut. Gov. of VA, 1874
Senator of the U.S. 1875
Grand Master Knights Templar of the U.S. 1883
Consul of the U.S. at Hong Kong 1885
Born Sept 18, 1821.
Died Sept. 21, 1907.
Numbered with Thy Saints in Glory everlasting Grave is located in East End Cemetery in Wytheville, Va

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on October 30, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 29, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 5. submitted on October 28, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.