Alderson in Greenbrier County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Blue Sulphur Springs Confederate Burial Ground
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 16, 2020
1. Blue Sulphur Springs Confederate Burial Ground Marker
Buried on hill above eighty-nine unknown Confederate soldiers from Georgia who perished in camp here during winter
1862 1863
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 37° 49.827′ N, 80° 38.436′ W. Memorial is in Alderson, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. It is on Blue Sulphur Springs Road east of Spring Valley Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8251 Blue Sulphur Springs Road, Alderson WV 24910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Pavilion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blue Sulphur Springs, WV (approx. 0.2 miles away); Unknown Soldiers / Gen. Lewis' Trace (approx. 4.2 miles away); Sam Black Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Greenbrier Ghost (approx. 4.9 miles away); Maxon Sand (approx. 5.1 miles away); Andrew & Charles Lewis March (approx. 6 miles away); Greenbrier County / Summers County (approx. 6.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Donnally / Border Heroes (was approx. 6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Craig Doda, February 16, 2020
2. Blue Sulphur Springs Confederate Burial Ground Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
