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

Lest We Forget

April 22, 2021

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription. Hundreds of men were interred here after dying in the Farmville Confederate Hospital 1862 - 1865

Sesquicentennial Remembrance by Farmville Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy

Erected 2013 by Farmville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 37° 18.704′ N, 78° 23.041′ W. Memorial is in Farmville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It is on Jackson Avenue 0.1 miles west of Longstreet Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 835 Longstreet Rd, Farmville VA 23901, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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 Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bizarre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cumberland County / Prince Edward County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Farmville (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Farmville (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Crallé Family (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

April 22, 2021

2. Lest We Forget Marker

Signage at the entrance to the cemetery image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2021

3. Signage at the entrance to the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2021.