Floyd in Floyd County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Floyd County Confederate Memorial
Stoop Angels, hither from the skies;
there is no holier spot of ground
Than where defeated valor lies,
By mourning beauty crowned.
Floyd County to the Army of the Confederacy,
Company A, 24th Virginia Infantry,
Company B, 42d Virginia Infantry,
Company A, 54th Virginia Infantry,
Company B, 54th Virginia Infantry,
Company D, 54th Virginia Infantry,
Company H, 54th Virginia Infantry,
Company I, 54th Virginia Infantry,
Company G, 21st Virginia Cavalry,
Company H, 4th Virginia Reserves,
Company I, 4th Virginia Reserves,
Besides more than 80 men in Pelmans Battery, Stuarts Horse Artillery and many Floyd men in other commands.
Erected 1904 by Floyd Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy, No. 723.
Topics and series. This 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. 36° 54.686′ N, 80° 19.199′ W. Memorial is in Floyd, Virginia, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 221) and North Locust Street (Virginia Route 8), on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 East Main Street, Floyd VA 24091, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia and in the Blue Ridge Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Floyd County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Floyd (a few steps from this marker); Robley Evans (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Floyd (about 500 feet away); The Crooked Road (about 500 feet away); Warren G. Lineberry Community Park (about 500 feet away); Warren G. Lineberry (about 500 feet away); Glenanna (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Floyd.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2020, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 25, 2020, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 10, 11, 12. submitted on May 4, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.











