Warrenton in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Warrenton Cemetery Confederate Dead Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2016
1. Confederate Dead Monument
Closeup of the text on the front of the monument.
Six Hundred.
Virginia's Daughters To Virginia's
Defenders.
God Will Judge The Right.
Go Tell The Southrons We Lie Here
For The Rights Of Their States.
They Never Fail Who Die In A Great Cause.
Erected 1877 by Ladies Memorial Association of Fauquier.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 42.767′ N, 77° 48.073′ W. Monument is in Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Chestnut Street and West Lee Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the Warrenton Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 49 South Chestnut Street, Warrenton VA 20186, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Warrenton Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Warrenton Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Executions in the Yard (approx. Ό mile away); Old Fauquier County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); "In Honor and Remembrance" (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Singleton Mosby (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lafayettes Stepping Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norris Tavern / The Warren Green (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenton.
Other markers no longer nearby. Warrenton Cemetery (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Warrenton (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2016
2. Confederate Dead Monument
Inscription of the left side of the monument.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2016
3. Colonel John Mosby Grave (With Flags) In The Foreground
Confederate Dead Monument in the background.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2016
4. Confederate Dead Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2016
5. Confederate Dead Monument Border
In the border around the monument are marble tablets with the name of the state each one of the men enlisted from. After the name of the state are tablets with each man's name, rank, regiment and date of death.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,601 times since then and 141 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
