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

A Final Resting Place

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

1. A Final Resting Place Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The site chosen for the Confederate Cemetery was outside of the earthworks erected by the Confederates as part of their defensive line protecting the crossroads and Courthouse at Spotsylvania. The burial ground contains the remains of approximately 745 soldiers and the final resting place for many local families.

Erected by Ladies Memorial Association of Spotsylvania and Spotsylvania County Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 12.167′ N, 77° 35.003′ W. Marker is in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker can be reached from Confederate Cemetery Drive south of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 208). Located in the Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery (here, next to this marker); The Unknown Soldiers (here, next to this marker); Noble Ladies of Spotsylvania (a few steps from

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this marker); Confederate Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); The First Stones Were Free (within shouting distance of this marker); A Monumental Task (within shouting distance of this marker); Beneath This Sacred Soil (within shouting distance of this marker); More Than Just A Stone (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

2. A Final Resting Place Marker

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

3. A Final Resting Place Marker

Inset photo (middle bottom) caption: Burial of Confederate dead at the Widow Alsop's house, May 1864.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

4. A Final Resting Place Marker

Inset photo (lower left) caption: Graves of Mississippi soldiers at the McCoull farm adjacent to the "Bloody Angle", prior to their relocation to the Confederate Cemetery.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

5. A Final Resting Place Marker

Inset photo (upper left) caption: Layout of the Confederate Cemetery. The plat indicates the sections corresponding to the names of those interred here. you may learn more about a specific soldier at findagrave.com.

A Final Resting Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 13, 2021

6. A Final Resting Place

Located in the Confederate Cemetery down this path off Courthouse Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 13, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.