Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Remembrance Garden Monuments

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

1. Remembrance Garden Monuments

Inscription. Not for fame or fortune. Not for place or rank. Not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. These men suffered all. Sacrificed all. Dared all. And died. The Reverend Doctor Randolph McKim

Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Suffolk Chapter 173.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 36° 44.089′ N, 76° 34.724′ W. Memorial is in Suffolk, Virginia. It can be reached from Mahan Street. The monuments are located in the southeast section of Cedar Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Suffolk VA 23434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North

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Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Siege of Suffolk (within shouting distance of this marker); Watering Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Militia of Suffolk and Nansemond County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish War Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); World War I Monument (about 700 feet away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Suffolk.

More about this memorial. Remembrance Garden consists of two stone monuments and an earth mound surrounded by stones that commemorates Confederate soldiers. The bench-shaped monument, erected in 2009, has the

A close-up of the Bench Monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

2. A close-up of the Bench Monument.

This monument faces south. Pictured behind it is the Flower Urn Monument, followed by a rear view of a Civil War militia one.

spotlight here because it is inscribed. The other one – a flower urn atop two pedestals on a base – has no visible inscription, except for a stone about its restoration. This site is listed on the Cedar Hill Cemetery marker as, “United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Rock Garden.”

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. United Daughters of the Confederacy website. (Submitted on June 1, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. United Daughters of the Confederacy (wikipedia.org). (Submitted on June 1, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
3. Cedar Hill Cemetery website. (Submitted on June 1, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)

Remembrance Garden Flower Urn Monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

3. Remembrance Garden Flower Urn Monument.

This one also faces south. No visible inscription is on it. But the stone planted at its base is inscribed: “Remembrance Garden. Restored and replanted by Suffolk Chap. 173. UDC. May – 2005.”

UDC monuments site, looking northeast, angularly. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

4. UDC monuments site, looking northeast, angularly.

An unexpected image – the Confederate Monument – was captured in this shot. It is a ghostly figure standing in the background (far center) among the treetops where the red and white of a Confederate flag marks the spot.

The UDC monuments site, looking southwest, angularly. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

5. The UDC monuments site, looking southwest, angularly.

A Civil War militia monument (foreground) – also erected by UDC – abuts Remembrance Garden. It is inscribed with historical information about the militia from Suffolk and Nansemond County. In the far background is a fenced burial site for cremated remains, known as the Scatter Garden.

UDC monuments site, looking north, angularly. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 10, 2017

6. UDC monuments site, looking north, angularly.

The grounds around this site reportedly contain unmarked graves. Pictured in the far left corner is the historical watering fountain mentioned in Virginia Landmarks Register documents; and listed on the Cedar Hill Cemetery marker as well.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.