Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

To The Unknown Confederate Dead

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2017

1. To The Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription.
To The Unknown Confederate Dead

Erected by the Ladies of Cumberland, Maryland in 1912 to the heroes who died fighting for the lost cause.

Erected 1912 by The Ladies of Cumberland, Maryland.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 39.293′ N, 78° 46.553′ W. Memorial is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fayette Street and Tilghman Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Rose Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 535 Fayette Street, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Sloan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); 601 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 611 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 617 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 615 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 527 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 602 Washington Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.

Also see . . . Confederate Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery. (Submitted on January 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2017

2. To The Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2017

3. To The Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

This tablet was placed on this monument by the United States to mark the burial place of six Confederate soldiers who died at Clarysville, Maryland, while prisoners of war, and whose remains were there buried, but subsequently removed to this lot where the individual graves cannot now be identified. And the names of the dead are:

Co. Regiment
Brown, Allen, Co. G 57 N.C.
Fullenwider, H.W., 2 Lt., E 23 N.C.
Gilbert, N.H., Sgt., F 58 VA.
Ramsey, Watson M., Co. F 58 VA.
Smith, John A., Co. E 52 VA.
Stow, Joel R., Co. A, 8 Tenn. Cav.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.