Sandusky in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

To The Memory Of The Union Soldiers

To The Memory Of Union Soldiers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

1. To The Memory Of Union Soldiers Marker

Inscription. This marker is dedicated to the memory of the Union soldiers, who numbered around a hundred, most of them mortally wounded, who, after the Battle of Lynchburg, June 17-18, 1864, were under the care of Drs. John J. Terrell and Edward A. Craighill at Sandusky's barn which stood to the North-West of the main house.

Erected 2014 by The Taylor-Wilson Camp #10, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1864.

Location. 37° 22.802′ N, 79° 11.778′ W. Memorial is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Sandusky. It can be reached from the intersection of Sandusky Drive and Pawnee Drive (Business U.S. 460), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at historic Sandusky. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 757 Sandusky Drive, Lynchburg VA 24502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Sandusky (a few steps from this marker); Lynchburg (a few steps from this marker); Quaker Meeting House (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Sandusky (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Quaker Meeting House

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(approx. half a mile away); 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (approx. half a mile away); West Virginia Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Grave of John Lynch (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Quaker Meeting House (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Historic Sandusky. University of Lynchburg. (Submitted on March 22, 2021.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

2. To The Memory Of Union Soldiers Marker

Sandusky House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

3. Sandusky House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.