Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Charlotte Confederate Cemetery

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

1. Charlotte Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In the spring of 1870, 169 Confederate soldiers from local C.S. hospital cemeteries were reinterred in this section. As of spring of 1996, 105 war dead and 3 postwar graves have been marked by the Maj. Egbert A. Ross Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, friends and other S.C.V. camps, and the 26th, 30th and 43rd N.C. Regiments Reactivated. Deo vindice
April 1996

Erected 1996 by Maj. Egbert A. Ross Camp 1423, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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 Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 35° 14.12′ N, 80° 50.797′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. Marker can be reached from West 6th Street, 0.2 miles west of North Graham Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the Confederate section of Elmwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 W 6th St, Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mecklenburg County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Confederate Navy Yard Charlotte (here, next to this

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marker); Mecklenburg Beauregards (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina Military Institute / Gen. D.H. Hill School (a few steps from this marker); The Charlotte Grays (a few steps from this marker); Mecklenburg County Confederate Soldiers Monument (a few steps from this marker); Ranaleburg Riflemen (a few steps from this marker); Union Farmers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

2. Charlotte Confederate Cemetery Marker

Arrow points to featured marker. It is in front of a United Daughters of the Confederacy memorial erected in 1887.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.