Bowling Green in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Confederate Monument

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2026

1. Confederate Monument

In its new location at Green Lawn Cemetery (38°04'14.9"N, 77°20'20.0"W)

Inscription. (front of marker) Erected by the people of Caroline County to commemorate the valor and endurance of its soldiers furnished to the Army of the Confederate States of America 1861 - 1865.

(left side of marker) 9th Regiment Va. Cavalry Company
24th Regiment Va. Cavalry Company
Thornton's Artillery Company

(back of marker) 30th Regiment Va. Infantry,
Companies E. F. G. and H.
47th Regiment Va. Infantry
Companies B.G.H. and K.

(right side of marker) Names of Soldiers of Record in the Clerk's Office

Erected 1906 by The People of Caroline County.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 4.247′ N, 77° 20.334′ W. Monument is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County. It can be reached from Lakewood Road 1.2 miles north of East Broaddus Avenue (Business U.S. 301), on the left when traveling east. Monument is located in Lakewood Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 17623 Lakewood Road, Bowling Green VA 22427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial monument is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Cephas (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Post Vietnam Era Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War I, World War II and Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Honorable J. Peyton Farmer Circuit Courthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Caroline Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Caroline County, Virginia (approx. 1.4 miles away); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

More about this monument. Monument moved to Green Lawn Cemetery