Southwest Quadrant in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Graves

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021

1. Graves Marker

Inscription. Many of the African Americans who fled to Alexandria to escape enslavement and those already living here succumbed to disease and deprivation during and shortly after the Civil War. Carts bearing the dead entered the cemetery along a path in this location. Stones mark the locations of more than 540 graves identified by archaeologists and now protected by the memorial. According to historic records, the cemetery once held nearly 1,200 additional graves, many of which were destroyed by buildings and roads. Of the people laid to rest here, over half were children under the age of sixteen.

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

Location. 38° 47.662′ N, 77° 2.97′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in the Southwest Quadrant. It can be reached from South Washington Street just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 S Washington St, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 walking distance of this marker: Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 1955 Gas Station (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Former USCT Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Graves Under South Washington Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedmen’s Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Corner of Building Erected in 1960 (within shouting distance of this marker); First Catholic Church in Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021

2. Graves Marker

Some of the graves which have been labeled image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021

3. Some of the graves which have been labeled

Some more of the graves which have been labeled image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021

4. Some more of the graves which have been labeled

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.