Bristol, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bristol Confederate Soldier Memorial

Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

1. Confederate Memorial

Inscription. Presented by Col. J. M. Barker of Bristol, Tenn. to the Chapter of the U.D.C. in memory of the brave men and noble women of Tennessee and Virginia from 1861 to 1865. Erected 1920

Erected 1920 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 36° 35.862′ N, 82° 10.855′ W. Memorial is in Bristol, Virginia. It is on Lee Street south of Scott Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bristol VA 24201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area,

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 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: The Crooked Road / Bristol (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Charles Spurgeon Johnson (1893-1956) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lee Street Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Founding of Goodson-Bristol Virginia (about 400 feet away); You Are Not Forgotten (about 400 feet away); Bristol Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Overmountain Patriots of the American Revolution (about 500 feet away); A Tribute to Sgt. Carl Lee Powers, A Korean War Veteran

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(approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Crooked Road / Bristol (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

2. Confederate Memorial

Confederate Memorial - Rededication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

3. Confederate Memorial - Rededication Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.