Pennsville in Pennsville Township in Salem County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2009
1. Confederate Monument Marker
Erected 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.
Erected 1910.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial 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. Monument is in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is in Pennsville. 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. Monument is at or near this postal address: 456 Fort Mott Rd, Pennsville NJ 08070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Prisoner-of-War Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within shouting distance of this marker); Finn's Point National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Monument (about 300 feet away); Medal of Honor Tree Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pennsville Township.
More about this monument. 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 October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,796 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
