Historic Oakwood in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gettysburg

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 30, 2017

1. Gettysburg Marker

Inscription. Here rest the remains of 137 Confederate soldiers killed in action or mortally wounded during the Gettysburg Campaign. These men represent the approximately 1,600 North Carolinians who fell during the campaign. North Carolinians accounted for one-third of the total Confederate dead at Gettysburg. These soldiers were reinterred to this location in 1871 under the care of the Wake County Ladies Memorial Association in cooperation with Dr. Rufus Weaver of Pennsylvania.

Though men deserve, they may not achieve success: The brave will honor the brave, vanquished none the less.
Deo Vindice

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 35° 47.095′ N, 78° 37.664′ W. Memorial is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Historic Oakwood. It can be reached from the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 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: Unknown NC Soldier CSA (here, next to this marker); Shotwell (a few steps from this marker); CSS H.L. Hunley Memorial (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Confederate POWs (within shouting distance of this marker); Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); William Ruffin Cox Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Rear of the Gettysburg Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 30, 2017

2. Rear of the Gettysburg Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.