Giles County Confederate Monument
1861-1865
To the Confederate soldiers of Giles County
Our Heroes
(Side 2)
Giles Co. furnished seven volunteer companies numbering about 800 men as follows:
Co D 7th Regiment Infantry
" F 24 " "
" H 36 " "
" I 36 " "
" H 37 " Cavalry
McComas—French Artillery
Starke's Batn. Wise Brigade
Giles Co. Reserves.
4th Battalion Brig.
Lest We Forget
(Side 3)
It is the duty we owe to the dead who died for us but whose memories dare never die
it is a duty we owe to posterity to see that our children shall know the virtues, and rise worthy of their sires.
Jefferson Davis
Love Makes Memory Eternal
(Side 4)
This monument the gift of those who revere the memory of the Confederate soldier.
Erected 1909 by McComas Chapter, United Daughters of Confederacy.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 19.61′ N, 80° 44.11′ W. Monument is in Pearisburg, Virginia, in Giles County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and Wenonah Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. On the
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Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southwest Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Highlands, and in the New River Gorge. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pearisburg (a few steps from this marker); McClaugherty Mill Stone (a few steps from this marker); Giles County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); First Court of Giles County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Snidow's Ferry (approx. 3.3 miles away); Narrows (approx. 4.2 miles away); Snidow Pioneers (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearisburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
