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Cumberland in Cumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Confederate Memorial

 
 
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April 22, 2021
1. Confederate Memorial
Inscription.
To the
Cumberland Troop
1861 - 1865.

To the
Cumberland Grays
1861 - 1865.

To the
Black Eagle Co.
1861 - 1865.

To the other
Cumberland soldiers
1861 - 1865


 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 29.82′ N, 78° 14.667′ W. Memorial is in Cumberland, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It is on Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) just north of Foster Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Courthouse Cir, Cumberland VA 23040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cumberland County Court House (a few steps from this marker); First Call For Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jackson Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); John Robinson (ca. 1825-1908) (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 2½ miles away); Lucyville (approx. 3.4 miles away); Buckingham County / Cumberland County (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Jackson Davis (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
April 22, 2021
2. Confederate Memorial
Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
April 22, 2021
3. Confederate Memorial
Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
April 22, 2021
4. Confederate Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2021.
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