Williamsburg Confederate Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008

1. Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker

Inscription.
(front) 1861 – 1865
To the Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors of Williamsburg
and James City County. (right) “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
lest we forget – lest we forget!” (left) Erected by the Daughters
of the Confederacy and the
Citizens of Williamsburg and
James City County.

Erected 1908 by Daughters of the Confederacy and the Citizens of Williamsburg and James City County.

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: 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 1861.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 16.049′ N, 76° 42.294′ W. Marker was in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was on Court Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in front of the Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally,

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this marker and monument was on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Galt (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Eastern State Hospital Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Public Hospital of 1773 (about 500 feet away); Travis House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Williamsburg Bray School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008

2. Front of Monument

in Williamsburg.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This monument was vandalized in 2020 and moved to Fort Magruder.

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008

3. Right Side of Monument

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008

4. Left Side of Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 10, 2008

5. Williamsburg Confederate Monument Marker

This monument originally stood on the Palace Green in what is now Colonial Williamsburg. It was moved to this location in the 1930s when the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation restored the village to its 1774 appearance.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,204 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on November 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.