Saltville in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Saltville WWI Memorial

1917-1918

77 mm. Field Gun Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

1. 77 mm. Field Gun Marker

Inscription.

Saltville world war one Memorial. , This 77 mm. field gun was captured near Cambrai, France, September, 1918 by the Thirtieth Division A E.F., It is presented to the town of Saltville by veterans of the World War and dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice., Worden Allison . Luther Anderson . J.M. Archer . William Arden . Kelly Armstrong . L.G. Arnold . Fred Atwood . H.W. Beasley . Guy Belcher . J.J. Bennett . George Bice . Peyton Bice . J.J. Boothe . Ben Buchanan . J.L. Buchanan . J.W. Buchanan . Robert Burgess . Thomas Burgess . Allen Cahill . Charles Call . Harley Call . Thomas Call . R D. Campbell . A.J. Carter . Hubert Carter . Edward Cassidy . C.T. Cate . Jack Catron . R.L. Catron . Robert Caulthard . Bruce Chapman . Albert Clear . Homer Clear . James Clear . James E. Coe . Albert Collins . David Cocoran . John Cregger . Brady Cruey . Hyter Davidson . James Davidson . Hezro Davis . C.O. DeBusk . C.T. DeBusk . R.C. DeBusk . B.F. Dinsmore . Charles East . M.R. Edwards . Henry Elmore . B.E. Fanning . Ben Farris . Garland Farris . Luther Farris . R.W. Farris . Graham Ferguson . J.R. Ferguson . A.L. Frazier . A.P. French . L.S. Frye . Riley Frye . Tor Frye . E.M. Galliher . S.S. Gass . W.W. George . Leslie Gilbert . Melvin Gilbert . Roy Gilbert . J.A. Gillenwater . J.M. Gollehon . Clint Grady . Vernon Hackler . Lloyd Hall . George Hammonds . John Hammonds . Norvel Hammonds . W.F. Hammonds . Daniel Harmon . Bradie Harris . Olen Harris . A.N. Hawley . William Haynes . Jesse R. Helton . Floyd Henderson . Jesse Henderson . Charles Henegar . E.L. Hicks . Leslie Hicks . Wyndham Hicks . D.C. Hogston . Robert Hogston . E.A. Holmes . Frank Holmes . Jesse Hughes . P.W. Hughes . Scott Hughes . E.A. Hults . John Inscore . C.R. Irving . S.W. Johnson . George King . George Lawrence . George Lester . Joe Louthian . Thomas Louthian . Lamuel Lyles . H.M. Maiden . Howard Maiden . George Mash . Carroll McCready . Leslie McCready . Robert McCready . Sanders McCready . J.M. McIntyre . Gipson McNew . Graham McVey . William Mercer . R.C. Mitchell . G.R. Montgomery . Claude Myers . C.I. Neighbors . Garnett Nelson . J.A. Newton . Roy Patrick . Malcolm Perfater . Harry Pierce . Frank Pruitt . Hub Pruitt . Bennie Roberts . Edward Roberts . R.V. Rogers . N.O. Routhe . Samuel Sandefur . Dexter Sanders . Graham Sanders . R.K. Sanders, Jr. . W.B. Sandlin . Fred Shately . George Short . Emory Smith . Landon Smith . P.M. Smith . W.A. Smith . Walter Smith . Lon Snead . George Snow . Charles Sparks . James Sparks . Gordon St. Clair . George Stout . Albert Surber . Hobart Surber . Kelly Surber . Frank Swain . Frank Sweeney . Albert Taylor . Robert Taylor . Walter Taylor . Luther Terry . Roby Thompson . Charles Tolbert . George Tolbert . William Tolbert . A.G. Totten . Clyde Tribble . Arthur Turner . L.N. Watson . Blair Welch . Harry White . James White . Lee White . Charles Whitely . Edward Whitely . Gaines Whitely . George Whitely . Fred Williams . Jesse Williams . Dan Woodward . William Worley . R.B. Worthy . Sam Wright . Archie Wyrick

This 77 mm. field gun was captured near Cambrai, France, September, 1918 by the Thirtieth Division A E.F.

It is presented to the town of Saltville by veterans of the World War and dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

Worden Allison • Luther Anderson • J.M. Archer • William Arden • Kelly Armstrong • L.G. Arnold • Fred Atwood • H.W. Beasley • Guy Belcher • J.J. Bennett • George Bice • Peyton Bice • J.J. Boothe • Ben Buchanan • J.L. Buchanan • J.W. Buchanan • Robert Burgess • Thomas Burgess • Allen Cahill • Charles Call • Harley Call • Thomas Call • R D. Campbell • A.J. Carter • Hubert Carter • Edward Cassidy • C.T. Cate • Jack Catron • R.L. Catron • Robert Caulthard • Bruce Chapman • Albert Clear • Homer Clear • James Clear • James E. Coe • Albert Collins • David Cocoran • John Cregger • Brady Cruey • Hyter Davidson • James Davidson • Hezro Davis • C.O. DeBusk • C.T. DeBusk • R.C. DeBusk • B.F. Dinsmore • Charles East • M.R. Edwards • Henry Elmore • B.E. Fanning • Ben Farris • Garland Farris • Luther Farris • R.W. Farris • Graham Ferguson • J.R. Ferguson • A.L. Frazier • A.P. French • L.S. Frye • Riley Frye • Tor Frye • E.M. Galliher • S.S. Gass • W.W. George • Leslie Gilbert • Melvin Gilbert • Roy Gilbert • J.A. Gillenwater

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• J.M. Gollehon • Clint Grady • Vernon Hackler • Lloyd Hall • George Hammonds • John Hammonds • Norvel Hammonds • W.F. Hammonds • Daniel Harmon • Bradie Harris • Olen Harris • A.N. Hawley • William Haynes • Jesse R. Helton • Floyd Henderson • Jesse Henderson • Charles Henegar • E.L. Hicks • Leslie Hicks • Wyndham Hicks • D.C. Hogston • Robert Hogston • E.A. Holmes • Frank Holmes • Jesse Hughes • P.W. Hughes • Scott Hughes • E.A. Hults • John Inscore • C.R. Irving • S.W. Johnson • George King • George Lawrence • George Lester • Joe Louthian • Thomas Louthian • Lamuel Lyles • H.M. Maiden • Howard Maiden • George Mash • Carroll McCready • Leslie McCready • Robert McCready • Sanders McCready • J.M. McIntyre • Gipson McNew • Graham McVey • William Mercer • R.C. Mitchell • G.R. Montgomery • Claude Myers • C.I. Neighbors • Garnett Nelson • J.A. Newton • Roy Patrick • Malcolm Perfater • Harry Pierce • Frank Pruitt • Hub Pruitt • Bennie Roberts • Edward Roberts • R.V. Rogers • N.O. Routhe • Samuel Sandefur • Dexter Sanders • Graham Sanders • R.K. Sanders, Jr. • W.B. Sandlin • Fred Shately • George Short • Emory Smith • Landon Smith • P.M. Smith • W.A. Smith • Walter Smith • Lon Snead • George Snow • Charles Sparks • James Sparks • Gordon St. Clair • George Stout • Albert Surber • Hobart Surber • Kelly Surber

77 mm. Field Gun and Marker. Saltville Town Hall is in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

2. 77 mm. Field Gun and Marker. Saltville Town Hall is in the background.

• Frank Swain • Frank Sweeney • Albert Taylor • Robert Taylor • Walter Taylor • Luther Terry • Roby Thompson • Charles Tolbert • George Tolbert • William Tolbert • A.G. Totten • Clyde Tribble • Arthur Turner • L.N. Watson • Blair Welch • Harry White • James White • Lee White • Charles Whitely • Edward Whitely • Gaines Whitely • George Whitely • Fred Williams • Jesse Williams • Dan Woodward • William Worley • R.B. Worthy • Sam Wright • Archie Wyrick

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 36° 52.748′ N, 81° 45.868′ W. Memorial is in Saltville, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is at the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Panther Lane, on the left when traveling south on Palmer Avenue. The memorial is in front of the Saltville Town Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 217 Palmer Ave, Saltville VA 24370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mathieson Alkali Works Steam Locomotive No. 11 (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. General Stoneman's Raid (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saltville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saltville (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Saltville Valley

Side view of 77 mm. field gun and caisson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

3. Side view of 77 mm. field gun and caisson

(approx. ¾ mile away); Smyth County/Washington County (approx. one mile away); Saltville Defenses (approx. one mile away); Battle at Cedar Branch (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saltville.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.