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

Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

1. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The cemetery just east of here was established in 1862 to inter Confederate soldiers who died at the Farmville General Hospital. The hospital, open from 1862 to 1865, could accommodate 1,500 patients, many of whom suffered from contagious diseases or complications from battle wounds. The cemetery was deeded to the Town of Farmville in Dec. 1865. In subsequent years an unknown number of deceased Confederates were reinterred here from temporary graves in the vicinity. The Farmville chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed an enclosure around the cemetery in 1897 and dedicated a monument inscribed to the "Confederate Heroes" in May 1903.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-102.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1903.

Location. 37° 18.665′ N, 78° 23.204′ W. Marker is in Farmville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It is at

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the intersection of North Main Street (Route 45) and Early Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 819 N Main St, Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 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 Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bizarre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland County / Prince Edward County (approx. ¼ mile away); Farmville (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Farmville (approx.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

2. Confederate Cemetery Marker

0.4 miles away); The Crallé Family (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 13, 2025

3. Confederate Cemetery

The cemetery itself is in the neighborhood northeast of this marker. This view shows the cemetery; there are no individual marked graves, but there are three memorials to Confederates within its confines.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,373 times since then and 166 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 30, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.