Hillsville in Carroll County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hillsville Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
1. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
West Face
West Face
Gettysburg
1861-1865
"Fate denied them victory but crowned them with glorious immortality."
Erected 1908 by the Carroll Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, as a lasting memorial to the gallant sons of Carroll County who gave their lives in defense of their beloved southland.
"Though men deserve, they may not win success; the brave will honor the brave vanquished none the less."
South Face
Chickamauga
PART OF Co. C, 8TH VA. CAVALRY
PART OF Co. H, 8TH VA. CAVALRY
PART OF Co. K, 25TH VA. CAVALRY
PART OF Co. G, 22ND VA. CAVALRY
PART OF CO. I, 26TH VA. CAVALRY
PART OF CO. E, 27TH VA. CAVALRY
2nd Manassas
1st Manassas;
Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Frazier's Farm, Carnafax Ferry, Cotton Mountain, Lewisburg, Fayette C.H., Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Fort Donelson, Cloyd's Farm, Cedar Creek, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Drewry's Bluff, Wilderness, Piedmont, Dalton, Winchester, Middle Creek, Newmarket, Morefield, Plymouth, Atlanta, Five Forks, Dinwiddie C.H., Bentonville
North Face
Franklin
Co. C, 24TH VA. Infantry
Co. E, 45TH VA. Infantry
Co. I, 45TH VA. Infantry
Co.
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Co. D, 29TH VA. Infantry
Co. E, 29TH VA. Infantry
Co. F, 29TH VA. Infantry
Co. G, 54TH VA. Infantry
Co. I, 63RD VA. Infantry
Co. F, 5TH VA. Infantry
Reserves
Part Co. I, 50TH VA. Infantry
Part Co. H, 51ST VA. Infantry
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 45.97′ N, 80° 44.2′ W. Memorial is in Hillsville, Virginia, in Carroll County. It can be reached from North Main Street (U.S. 52) south of Court Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Carroll County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hillsville VA 24343, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia and in the Blue Ridge Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carroll County Historical Flagpole (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to the Men and Women of Carroll (a few steps from this marker); Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home (a few steps from this marker); Hillsville (a few steps from this marker); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grover King Post 1115 VFW Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carroll County (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Carroll (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsville.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
2. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
South Face
A Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands as the butt rests by his proper right foot. He wears a slouch hat and a has a blanket draped over his proper left shoulder and tied at the waist. A canteen and saber rest on his proper left hip and his haversack is at his back waist. The soldier stands a tall, inscribed pedestal, with a relief bust of Robert E. Lee on the front. On the other sides of the pedestal are reliefs of crossed sabers, cannon barrels, and rifles.(Submitted on June 15, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
3. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
East Face
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
4. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
North Face
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
5. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021
6. Hillsville Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024
7. Hillsville Civil War Memorial Rededication Plate
Restored & Re-erected
February 28 2007
Rededicated
April 28, 2007
Lt. Col. Alexander Haynes
Memorial Garden
Dedicated
April 28, 2008
By Jubal Early SCV Camp 1691
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 785 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 9, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
