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Honoring Dr. John J. Craven

 
 
Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017
1. Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker
Inscription.
Honoring
Dr. John J. Craven
of the United States Army
Whose Humanity, Intelligent Companionship and
Professional Skill Lightened The Monotony,
The Loneliness and the Physical Suffering of
Jefferson Davis
President of The Former Confederate States
Of America (1861 – 1865)
While A Prisoner of War And Confined in a
Cell in This Casemate
This Tablet is Erected By
The United Daughters of The Confederacy
May 4, 1939

 
Erected 1934 by The United Daughters of The Confederacy.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 0.143′ N, 76° 18.574′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Fort Monroe. Memorial is on Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Fort Monroe near the entrance to the Casemate Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Monroe VA 23651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lieutenant John Trout Greble (here, next to this marker); Confinement of Jefferson Davis (here, next to this marker); John Mitchel (here, next to this marker); 12-Pounder Gun-Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); 14 – Pounder James Rifle
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(a few steps from this marker); Austrian 6-Pounder Gun (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Austrian 6-Pounder Gun (a few steps from this marker); Lantaka (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Fort Monroe National Monument, National Park Service. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)
2. Fort Monroe (Stone Fort) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (Submitted on August 19, 2019.)
 
Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017
2. Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker
Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 16, 2017
3. Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker
Confinement of Jefferson Davis Marker & the Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker image. Click for full size.
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, August 15, 2018
4. Confinement of Jefferson Davis Marker & the Honoring Dr. John J. Craven Marker
Viewing south from Bernard Road towards both markers.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   4. submitted on August 19, 2019.

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