Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial Pyramid
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
1. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Marker
Numini et Patri ae Asto
[West side]:
Erected by the Holly-Wood Memorial Association
A.D. 1869
[North side]:
Memoria in Aeterna
[East side]:
To the Confederate Dead
Erected 1869 by Ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 37° 32.45′ N, 77° 27.346′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Hollywood Cemetery. It is on Hollywood Cemetery Access Road near South Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond VA 23220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oregon Hill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Distinguished Persons Buried in Hollywood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grace Evelyn Arents (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Grace Evelyn Arents (approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); St. Andrew's Church (approx. Ό mile away); John B. Fenn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Pleasants Parsons House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Virginia State Penitentiary (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
More about this marker. The pyramid was erected by the Ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Association and was erected in honor of the Confederate dead and the 18,000 soldiers buried in the cemetery. The cornerstone, which was laid on Dec. 3, 1968, contains various historic items including Confederate memorabilia, photographs, newspapers and books.
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
2. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Marker (south side)
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
3. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Marker (west side)
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
4. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Marker (north side)
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
5. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Marker (east side)
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
6. Confederate Memorial Pyramid Designer's Marker (on south side of Pyramid)
(1831-1873)
Captain, Corps Eng., CSA
Architect - Engineer - Lawyer
designed and supervised
the construction of this monument
Photographed by Kevin W., November 27, 2008
7. A Memorial to the Confederate Women Marker of Virginia, 1861 - 1865 (on west side of Pyramid)
The Legislature of Virginia of 1914, has at the solicitation of Ladies Hollywood Memorial Association and United Daughters of Confederacy of Virginia placed in perpetual care this section where lie buried eighteen thousand Confederate soldiers.
circa 1907
8. Monument to Confederate Dead, Hollywood, Richmond, Va.
VCU Libraries Digital Collections - Rarely Seen Richmond
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,303 times since then and 434 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 30, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 8. submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
