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

West Virginia Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

1. West Virginia Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of the men of West Virginia who gave their lives to preserve the Union during Gen. David Hunter’s Lynchburg Campaign, June 15-20, 1864

1st West Virginia Light Artillery
Battery B
Pvt. John Boyce
Pvt. William Rust

Battery D
Pvt. John D. Beardsley
Pvt. John W. Durbin
Pvt. James O. Mills

1st West Virginia Cavalry
Corp. Alexander Hoback, "D"

2nd West Virginia Cavalry
Pvt. James Woodrum, "H"

3rd West Virginia Cavalry
Corp. William Wentz, "M"

7th West Virginia Cavalry
Sgt. Patterson Ballard, "B"
Pvt. Valentine Alexander, "G"
Pvt. William E. Green, "M"

1st West Virginia Infantry
2nd Lieut. Joseph B. Gordon, "C"
Pvt. Robert J. Simpson, "I"

5th West Virginia Infantry
2nd Lieut. David J. Thomas, "A"
Sgt. Coleman B. B. Waller, "K"
Pvt. John Fausnott, "D"
Pvt. Daniel Forbus, "B"
Pvt. Solomon Harrison, "D"
Pvt. James M. Johnson, "H"
Pvt. John Kelley, "K"
Pvt. James H. Parker, "I"

9th West Virginia Infantry
Pvt. Henry S. Smith, "D"

11th West Virginia Infantry
1st Lieut. James Barr, "D"
Pvt. Henderson Burdett, "G"
Pvt. Thomas McPherson, "K"
Pvt. James L. Mathews, "I"
Pvt. Francis

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Proudfoot, "C"
Pvt. Jasper Rand, "B"
Pvt. Morgan Rexroad, "C"
Pvt. John W. Sigler, "C"
Pvt. Francis M. Smith, "C"
Pvt. Samuel W. Nester, "C"

12th West Virginia Infantry
Pvt. James M. Stewart, "F"
Pvt. James White, "K"

14th West Virginia Infantry
Pvt. John S. Prince, "D"

15th West Virginia Infantry
Sgt. Thomas A. Fowler, "A"
Corp. Joseph W. Hitt, "B"
Pvt. Phillip Coonts, "F"
Pvt. Daniel Daugherty, "C"
Pvt. Daniel Dulaney, "C"
Pvt. John S. Kayser, "D"
Pvt. William King, "K"
Pvt. Robert Lemmon, "C"
Pvt. George Runner, "E"
Pvt. John Watkins, "C"

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

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 22.379′ N, 79° 11.508′ W. Memorial is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Sheffield. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Avenue (Business U.S. 460) and John Lynch Place, on the right when traveling east. Located outside the north wall of the Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5810 Fort Avenue, 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

91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Marker On The Left Beside The West Virginia Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

2. 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Marker On The Left Beside The West Virginia Memorial

marker: 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (here, next to this marker); Grave of John Lynch (within shouting distance of this marker); Quaker Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandusky (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Quaker Meeting House (about 400 feet away); To The Memory Of The Union Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Sandusky (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lynchburg (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 about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Nearby Quaker Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2017

3. Nearby Quaker Meeting House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.