Honored In Their Generation
Confederate Monument, ca. 1900
During the Civil War, military units were recruited locally, and neighbors, friends, and relatives fought and died side-by-side. Almost 1,200 of the approximately 6,000 white male residents of Rappahannock County in 1860 served in thee Confederate army, and at least 115 of these men died during the war.
After the war, as the years passed and the numbers of veterans dwindled, memorial efforts increased around the nation, and many communities, north and south, erected monuments. In the former Confederate states especially, by the turn of the twentieth century, most court squares featured such monuments, which often listed local units and the names of the men who died in the conflict.
Herbert Barbee (1848-1936), a son of noted sculptor William Randolph Barbee, crafted the monument, as well as Confederate memorials in Luray and Warrenton. The Rappahannock County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy commissioned the monument in 1900. The exact dates of its construction and dedication are unknown.
Erected by Virginia Civil War Trails.
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Location. 38° 42.708′ N, 78° 9.564′ W. Marker is in Washington, Virginia, in Rappahannock County. It is on Gay Street 0.1 miles north of Porter Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 290 Gay St, Washington VA 22747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Town of Washington, Virginia (within shouting distance
Additional commentary.
1. About the United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, the hereditary organization who funded the memorial, espouses Neo-Confederate ideology including a history of White Supremacist activity.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2021.
