Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

1. Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

Inscription.

Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial. . Erected in honor of soldiers who fought The American War for Independence, 1776-1783, whose graves are in Washington County, Virginia., Dedicated July 4, 2001, by Black’s Fort Chapter of The Daughters of American Revolution., Aylesworth, Benjamin . Baker, Isaac . Barker, Charles S. . Barker, Edward . Beatie, David . Beatie, John . Beattie, William . Berry, John . Berry, Thomas Sr. . Berry, William . Blackburn, William . Bowman, Esaius . Bradley, John . Brown, John . Buchanan, William . Buchanan, Sr., Robert . Campbell, Colin . Campbell, James . Campbell, John . Carmack, John . Carmack, William . Carson, David . Chapman, Isaac . Clapp, Earl B. . Clark, Sr., George . Clark, Sr., James . Clark, Peter . Cline, Andrew . Colville, Andrew . Colville, Samuel . Conn, William Young . Corry, James . Craig, Sr., Rob-ert . Craig, David . Crawford, Rev. Edward . Crook, Henry . Cuddy, James . Cummings, Rev. Charles . Cusik, John . Davenport, Thomas, Davies, James . Deck, Adam . Deck, George . Dickenson, Humphrey . Doran, Terrance James . Douglas, John . Dryden, Nathaniel . Duff, David . Duff, Samuel . Dunn, William . Dunkin, Elizabeth A. . Dunkin, Eleanor Sharp . Dunkin, Sr., John . Dunkin, Jr., John . Edmondson, Andrew . Edmondson, Sr., Robert . Edmondson, William . Edmondson, Moses . Edmiston, William . Elliott, James . Fleenor, Michael . Fulkerson, James . Fullen, James . Gamble, George . Gilmore, Jimmy . Gist, Nathaniel . Graham, James . Grier, William . Grimes, James . Hagey, Johann Martin . Hammond, William . Harrell, Reuben . Hayter, Israel . Henderson, John . Henegar, Henry . Henegar, Jacob . Hensley, Samuel . Henry, Robert . Hobbs, Rev. Ezekial . Hope, James, Houston, John . Jamison, Thomas . Johnston, Peter . Jones, John . Kelly, John . Kendrick, John . Keys, James . Kincannon, James . Kincannon, Matthew . Kincannon, Francis . King, William . Kinkead, John . Laird, John . Laughlin, James . Leonard, Frederick . Lowry, David . Lowry, John . Loyd, John . Lyon, Humberson . McCauley, John . McChesney, Samuel . McConnell, Abram . McCrosky, Jr., James . McCulloch, Robert . McCulloch, Thomas . McGhee, Thomas . McNew, Edward . Main, Sabeers . Maxwell, Nathaniel . Maxwell, Thomas . Maxwell, James . Meek, Samuel . Mongle, Jacob, Sr. . Mongle, Jacob, Jr. . Montgomery, Richard . Moore, William . Mumpower, Peter . Neely, Robert . Nelson, William . Orr, Arthur, Pemberton, William . Pepper, Elisha . Phillips, James . Piper, James . Pippin, Sr., Robert . Pitts, Lewis . Preston, Robert . Reed, John . Reid, James . Riley, Daniel . Robinson, John . Russell, Andrew . Scott, John . Scott, Joseph . Scott, Joseph, Sr. . Scott, Robert . Scott, Samuel . Scott, William . Sharp, John . Shaffer, John . Shaver, Michael . Shelby, Evan . Smith, Jonas . Smith, William . Smyth, Jonas . Snodgrass, James . Statzer, Martin . Stein, Leonard . Steward, William . Teeter, John . Vance, James . Vance, John . Vance, Samuel . Whitaker, Richard . Widener, Michael . Willoughby, Matthew . Willoughby, William . Wilson, John . Woodward, Jacob . Wylie, Aleander . Wright, John

Erected in honor of soldiers who fought The American War for Independence, 1776-1783, whose graves are in Washington County, Virginia.

Dedicated July 4, 2001, by Black’s Fort Chapter of The Daughters of American Revolution.

Aylesworth, Benjamin • Baker, Isaac • Barker, Charles S. • Barker, Edward • Beatie, David • Beatie, John • Beattie, William • Berry, John • Berry, Thomas Sr. • Berry, William • Blackburn, William • Bowman, Esaius • Bradley, John • Brown, John • Buchanan, William • Buchanan, Sr., Robert • Campbell, Colin • Campbell, James • Campbell, John • Carmack, John • Carmack, William • Carson, David • Chapman, Isaac • Clapp, Earl B. • Clark, Sr., George • Clark, Sr., James • Clark, Peter • Cline, Andrew • Colville, Andrew • Colville, Samuel • Conn, William Young • Corry, James • Craig, Sr., Rob-ert • Craig, David • Crawford, Rev. Edward • Crook, Henry • Cuddy, James • Cummings, Rev. Charles • Cusik, John • Davenport, Thomas

Davies, James • Deck, Adam • Deck, George • Dickenson, Humphrey • Doran, Terrance James • Douglas,

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John • Dryden, Nathaniel • Duff, David • Duff, Samuel • Dunn, William • Dunkin, Elizabeth A. • Dunkin, Eleanor Sharp • Dunkin, Sr., John • Dunkin, Jr., John • Edmondson, Andrew • Edmondson, Sr., Robert • Edmondson, William • Edmondson, Moses • Edmiston, William • Elliott, James • Fleenor, Michael • Fulkerson, James • Fullen, James • Gamble, George • Gilmore, Jimmy • Gist, Nathaniel • Graham, James • Grier, William • Grimes, James • Hagey, Johann Martin • Hammond, William • Harrell, Reuben • Hayter, Israel • Henderson, John • Henegar, Henry • Henegar, Jacob • Hensley, Samuel • Henry, Robert • Hobbs, Rev. Ezekial • Hope, James

Houston, John • Jamison, Thomas • Johnston, Peter • Jones, John • Kelly, John • Kendrick, John • Keys, James • Kincannon, James • Kincannon, Matthew • Kincannon, Francis • King, William • Kinkead, John • Laird, John • Laughlin, James • Leonard, Frederick • Lowry, David • Lowry, John • Loyd, John • Lyon, Humberson • McCauley, John • McChesney, Samuel • McConnell, Abram • McCrosky, Jr., James • McCulloch,

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

2. Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

Robert • McCulloch, Thomas • McGhee, Thomas • McNew, Edward • Main, Sabeers • Maxwell, Nathaniel • Maxwell, Thomas • Maxwell, James • Meek, Samuel • Mongle, Jacob, Sr. • Mongle, Jacob, Jr. • Montgomery, Richard • Moore, William • Mumpower, Peter • Neely, Robert • Nelson, William • Orr, Arthur

Pemberton, William • Pepper, Elisha • Phillips, James • Piper, James • Pippin, Sr., Robert • Pitts, Lewis • Preston, Robert • Reed, John • Reid, James • Riley, Daniel • Robinson, John • Russell, Andrew • Scott, John • Scott, Joseph • Scott, Joseph, Sr. • Scott, Robert • Scott, Samuel • Scott, William • Sharp, John • Shaffer, John • Shaver, Michael • Shelby, Evan • Smith, Jonas • Smith, William • Smyth, Jonas • Snodgrass, James • Statzer, Martin • Stein, Leonard • Steward, William • Teeter, John • Vance, James • Vance, John • Vance, Samuel • Whitaker, Richard • Widener, Michael • Willoughby, Matthew • Willoughby, William • Wilson, John • Woodward, Jacob • Wylie, Aleander • Wright, John

Erected 2001 by Black’s Fort Chapter of The

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

3. Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

Daughters of American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 36° 42.549′ N, 81° 58.921′ W. Memorial is in Abingdon, Virginia, in Washington County. It can be reached from Russell Road NW (Alternate U.S. 58) north of West Main Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located in the Sinking Springs Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Abingdon VA 24210, 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

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

4. Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

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 Cummings Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Spring Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Confederate General John Hunt Morgan (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Creswell (within shouting distance of this marker); Sinking Springs Cemetery Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lois H. Humphreys Park on Main Street (about 400 feet away); Celebrate! A Social History of Abingdon (about 500 feet away); Hubert J. Treacy, Jr. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2022

5. Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,475 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.