Saluda in Middlesex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Middlesex County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Kevin W., November 29, 2008
1. Middlesex County Confederate Monument Marker
Erected 1910 by Middlesex Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 37° 36.386′ N, 76° 35.692′ W. Monument is in Saluda, Virginia, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) and Gloucester Road (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west on General Puller Highway. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Saluda VA 23149, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Middlesex County Veteran's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Antioch Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); 1st Lt Beryl R. Newman (a few steps from this marker); Middlesex County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Morgan v. Virginia
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Photographed by Kevin W., November 29, 2008
2. Middlesex County Confederate Monument Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., November 29, 2008
3. Installation marker at the eastern base of the monument
The first four lines read:
Presented to the UDC and laid by Urbanna Lodge No. 83
Presented to the UDC and laid by Urbanna Lodge No. 83
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
