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

Confederate Dead

March 18, 2023

1. Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription. From Fairfax to
Appomattox
1861 - 1865. Erected to the memory of the gallant sons of Fairfax, whose names are inscribed on this monument; but whose bodies lie buried on distant battle-fields; and to the memory of their 200 unknown comrades whose remains are at rest beneath this mound. "These were men whom death could not terrify—whom defeat could not dishonor."

Erected 1890.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 50.828′ N, 77° 18.734′ W. Memorial is in Fairfax, Virginia. It is on Main Street (Virginia Route 236) east of Judicial Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10567 Main St, Fairfax VA 22030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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: Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arlington-Fairfax Electric Railway (about 400 feet away); Manassas Gap Railroad (about 700 feet away); Mosby (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ratcliffe Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. William Gunnell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. Corcoran (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Fairfax Jail (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfax.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Confederate Officer Killed (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

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2. Confederate Dead Marker

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3. Confederate Dead Marker

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4. Confederate Dead Marker

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5. Confederate Dead Marker

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