Pennsville in Salem County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
1. Confederate Monument Marker
by the
United States
to mark the burial place
of
2436 Confederate soldiers
who died at Fort Delaware
while prisoners of war
and whose graves cannot
now be individually identified.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 39° 36.701′ N, 75° 33.368′ W. Marker is in Pennsville, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is on Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in the northwest corner of Finn's Point National Cemetery in Killcohook National Refuge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pennsville NJ 08070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Address by President Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Finns Point National Cemetery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Finns Point National Cemetery (about 600 feet away); 1872 Construction (approx. half a mile away); Peace Magazine: 1904 (approx.
this page online
More about this marker. Plaques on all four sides of the monument contain the names of the 2,436 Confederate soldiers buried in this cemetery.
Also see . . . Finn's Point National Cemetery. Fort Delaware Society. (Submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
2. Confederate Monument in Finn's Point National Cemetery
The Confederate memorial obelisk is built of reinforced concrete and is covered with a facing of Pennsylvania granite. It stands 85 feet tall and was completed in 1912.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
3. Front of the Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
4. Left Side of Monument
The plaques on the sides of the Confederate Monument list the 2,436 Confederate who are buried in this cemetery.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
5. Right Side of Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
6. Rear of the Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,779 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
