Kittrell in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kittrell Confederate Cemetery
Hospital to Graveyard
Fifty-four Confederate soldiers from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are buried here. They died at General Hospital Number One, Kittrell Springs in the former Kittrell Springs Hotel owned by Maj. Charles C. Blacknall and his brother. The resort was converted into a hospital in mid-1864 to treat casualties of the fighting around Petersburg, Virginia. Confederate authorities chose Kittrell for the small, 300-bed hospital because of its location at a railroad junction. Hundreds of wounded received treatment there between June 1864 and April 1865. Some were teenaged youths in the North Carolina Junior Reserves; 14 died at the hospital between August 1, 1864, and April 15, 1865, and are buried here. The site for the cemetery was selected because of its proximity to the hospital.
Saint James Episcopal Church, the only church in Kittrell during the war, was erected just east of the hotel shortly before the war. The Rev. Matthias M. Marshall ministered to the sick and dying at the hospital and officiated at the soldiers funerals, which were held at the church. The mens names, ranks, companies, addresses,
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From Mark J. Crawford, Confederate Courage on Other Fields (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2000), pages 167-71.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
2. Kittrell Confederate Cemetery Marker
This is a previous iteration of the marker. While the information is identical, the formatting is slightly different.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.
Location. 36° 13.54′ N, 78° 26.407′ W. Marker is in Kittrell, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is on North Chavis Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 169 N Chavis Rd, Kittrell NC 27544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 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 8 miles of this marker,
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
4. Kittrell Confederate Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
5. Graves in Kittrell Confederate Cemetery
The graves of some of the soldiers listed on the marker can be seen in this photo, such as Sgt. Henry Williams of the 2nd N.C. Cavalry.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,964 times since then and 210 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
