Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington County, Virginia Revolutionary War Memorial
Inscription.
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 Blacks 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 2001 by Blacks Fort Chapter of The 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 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 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: 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); Celebrate! A Social History of Abingdon (about 500 feet away); Hubert J. Treacy, Jr. (about 700 feet away); Boyhood Home of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.
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 1,444 times since then and 86 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.




