Marker Logo
HMdb.org
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Edit this page
Bristol, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

East Hill Cemetery Confederate Veterans Monument

 
 
Bristol Confederate Memorial Marker (west side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024
1. Bristol Confederate Memorial Marker (west side)
Inscription. (West Facing Side)
This monument dedicated to the Confederate Veterans buried in this cemetery

Pvt. John H D Allen, Co. K, 9th Ga. Inf.* • 2nd Lt. William E. Allen Co. I, 60th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. George W. Ambrose, Co. I, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Robert Armstrong, Co. B, 20th Ga.* • 1st Lt. Geo. M. Bachman Co. A, 60th Tn Inf. • Pvt. James P. Baird, Co. E, 11th Va. Inf. • Pvt.. George L Bare Kain's Tn, Lt. Arty • Pvt. John T. Barnes, Co. G 28th Va. Inf. • Pvt. James Beasley, Co. A, 9th Ga. Arty • Pvt. Marvel Bedsaun Co. F 29th Va. Inf.* • Pvt. John R Beers Co. H, 1st Tx, Inf.* • Pvt. Robert Betterton Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Thomas E Bibb, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Andrew H Brickley, Co. A , 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Marion L. Blackley, Co. A , 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Erastus H. Bogle, Co. E 45th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Jesse G Bondurant, Comsy Dept. • Pvt. William P. Boyd, Co. G 60th Tn Inf. • Pvt. Samuel Bragg, CSA • Pvt. Matthew S. Bridgeman, Co. E, 63rd Va. Inf. • Cpt. James S. Brooks, Co; C, 59th Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Marion Brown, CSA • 2nd Lt. Robertson C. Bryan Co. , 48th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John Burkett Co. D,
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
2nd SC Inf.* • Sgt. Alferd H. Burrough Co. B, 11th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John E Burson, Co. G 5th Tn, Cav. • Sgt. George C. Butler Co. C, 15th Va. Inf. • Asst. Surg. Matthew M. Butler, 37th Va. Inf. • Cpl. Ezekial K. Byrd Co. G, 29th NC Inf. • Pvt. Samuel D. Byrum Co: H, 15th Ga, Inf. • Pvt. Henry C. Caldwell Co. E, 7th La. Inf. • Pvt. James A Callaham, Co. C, 29th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Cornelius C. Carmack, 10th Ky. Cav. • Pvt.. John Carothers, Co. D. 20th Tn. Inf.* • Pvt. James W. Carpenter, Co. E, 22nd Va. Cav. • Pvt. James C Carson Co. K, 1st Va. Arty. • Dr. Alfred M. Carter, Co. D, 63rd Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Samuel Cartwright, Co. B, Det. Conscrips • Pvt. John R. Cator, Co. A, 20th Tn, Inf.* • Pvt. James Chapman, Co. G, 20th Ms. Inf.* • Pvt. John B. Childers, 37th Va. Cav. • Pvt. Moses Childers, Comsy Dept. • Pvt. James J. Childress, Lynch Co., Tn, Lt. Arty. • Pvt. Samuel Clark Co. D, 36th Va. Inf. • Rev Milton L. Clendenen, Co. G, 22nd Va. Inf. • Pvt. G.W, Cline, Co. C, 5th Va. Inf. • Pvt. George J. Cocke Co. G, 4th Va. Inf. • Dr. Richard J. Coleman, Surg. CSA • Pvt. William H. Collup, Co. F, Mo. Cav. • Pvt. Fitzwilliam
Bristol Confederate Memorial Marker (South side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024
2. Bristol Confederate Memorial Marker (South side)
J. Comann, Co. C, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John Connor, 8th La. Inf.* • Pvt. Lawrence M. Cook, 115th Va. Inf.* • Pvt. William F. Cooper, Co. B, 63rd Va. Inf. • Pvt. James A Coward, Hillard's Al. Legion* • Pvt. Andrew J Cox Co. G, 60th Tn, Inf. • Capt. . Joseph R. Crawford Co. G, 60th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. William S. Cross, Sullivan Co. Res. • Pvt. John McCrowell, Comsy Dept. • Capt. George W. Davidson, Va. Lt. Arty • Pvt. George W. Davis, Co L, 2nd SC Inf.* • Capt. William W. Davis, Co, F, 59th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Virginius F Deaton, Co, B. 11th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Robert H. Defrese, 13th Va. Res. • Cpl. Henry H. Delaney, Co. F, 5th Tn, Cav. • Dr. W. T. Delaney, Asst Surg. 8th Tn, Cav. • Pvt. Robert C. Dickerson Co. I, 48th Va. Inf. • Pvt. William F Dingess, Co. D, 36th Va. Inf.* • Pvt. William Dixon, 1st Tn. Cav. • 2nd Sgt. James R. Doggett, Co. P. 59th Tn, Inf. • Capt. George R. Dove Co. B, 34 Tn. Inf. • Col Robert H. Dungan, 48th Va. Inf. • Pvt. George W Durham Co. E, 7th Ga. Inf.* *Veteran buried in unknown grave in the field of honor

(South Side)
Pvt. Andrew B. Echols, Va. Arty. • Pvt. John W. Emmert Co. F. 3rd Tn,
Bristol Confederate Memorial (East side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024
3. Bristol Confederate Memorial (East side)
Inf. • Pvt. George W. English, Co. C. 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. J. B. Erwin, Co. E 7th Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. John H. Everette, Co. K, 1st NC St. Troops • Pvt. Raymond Fairfax, Co. A 17th Va. Inf. • Sgt. Johnson P. Faris, Co. E, 42nd Va. Inf. • Pvt. James A Foster, Co. C, 13th Va. Lt. Arty* Issac C Fowler, Comsy. Dept. • Capt. George W. Prost, Co. D, 24th Va. Inf. • Col. Abram Fulkerson, 19th/63rd Tn. Inf. • 2nd Lt. William C. Gaines, Co. K, 5th Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. William B. Gale, Co. H, 12th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Reese Gillespie, Co. K, 45th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Wyndham R. Gilmer, Co. G, 20th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Jackson Godsey, Co. F, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Maj. Alexander M. Goforth, Co. K, 18th Tn. Cav. • Pvt. Hugh S. Gookin, Co. A, 3rd Va. • Pvt. Phillip J. Griffin, Co. G, 41st Al. Inf.* • Pvt. James A. Grubb, Co. E, 13th Va. Res. • Pvt. Robert L. Grubb, Co. B, 13th Va. Res. • Capt. George B. Hale, Va. • Qtm. John B. Hamilton, 12th Tn, Cav. • 1st Lt. W. P. Hamilton, Co. G, 10th Tn. Inf. • 1st Lt James C. Hammer, Co. B, 19th Tn, Inf. • Asst. Surg. John P. Hammer, CSA • Pvt. George W. Hammit, Co. E, 60th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Peter Hedrick,
Bristol Confederate Memorial (North side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024
4. Bristol Confederate Memorial (North side)
Co. I, 16th Va. Cav. • Pvt. Benjamin F. Hicks, Co. A, 48th Al. Inf.* • Maj. Benjamin F. Hicks, Surg., CSA • Pvt. Augustus A. Hobson, Co. A, Va. Wade's Regt. • Pvt. F.T. Homes, Co. K, 48th Al. Inf.* • Pvt. Solomon Hopkins, Co. K, 8th Al Inf. • Pvt. John L. Horner, Co. C, 4th Va. Res. 1st Lt. Linville Hunter, Co. B, 26th Tn. Inf. • Capt. Francis M. Imboden Co. H, 18th Va. Cav. • Pvt. John W. Jett, Co. D, 12th Ky. Cav. • Pvt. J. Warren P. Johnston, Co. K, 2nd SC • Pvt. William H. Johnston, Co. K, 2nd SC* • Pvt. John W. Jones, Co. F. 63rd TN, Inf. • Pvt. Valentine Keebler, 105th Va. Mil • Pvt. James Keeling, Thomas’ Legion, NC • Pvt. John B Keller. Co. K, 30th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Peter M. Kesher, 105th Va. Mil. • Capt. John T. Kincannon, Co. A, 23rd Va. Inf. • Pvt. Henry D. P. King, Co. D, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Milas R. Kirby, 72nd NC Res. • Pvt. James W. Langley, Co. G, 34th Va. Cav. • Capt. Henry C. Leftwich, Co. E, 2nd Tn, Cav. • Pvt. Issac B. Leonard, Co. B, 83rd Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Elbert M. Leslie, Co. D, 45th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Hamilton W. Leslie, Co. D, 45th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John J. Leslie, Co. F Hillards’ Al. Legion
Confederate Unknown gate. Memorial can be seen through gate. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024
5. Confederate Unknown gate. Memorial can be seen through gate.
Note: steps are at a steep incline from East State Street sidewalk. There is no handrailing and steps could be treacherous for some.
• Sgt. William G. Lindsey, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John W. Lockhart, Co. G, 29th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Smith Lofland, McLin's Co. Home Def. • Lt. Col. Byron Gibbs McDowell 39th/62nd NC Inf. • Pvt. John W. McDaniel Co. C, 49th NC Inf. • Pvt. Charles McGee. Co. I, 46th Va. Inf. • Sgt. John D. McKeller, Co. I, 18th SC Inf.* • Dr. Jesse H. Pepper, Surg. 1st Tn, Cav. • Dr. John G. Pepper, Surg, 1st Tn, Cav. • Pvt. John B. Peters, CSA • Pvt. Martin L. Peters, CSA • Pvt. A. O. Pharr, Co. G, 23rd Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. William H. Phipps, Sullivan Co. Res. • Pvt. David S. Pile, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • 1st Sgt. George Pile, Wither's Co., Sullivan Co. Res. • Pvt. George C. Pile. Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Robert E. Piper, Va. Arty. • Pvt. R. B. Powell, Co. E. 16th Ga.* Pvt. James M. Powers, Co. F. 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Nathan H. Reeve, Burrough's Lt. Arty • Pvt. William H.H. Rhodes, Co. H, 17th Ms. Inf.* • 1st Lt. William L. Rice, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Capt. Augustus S. McNeil, Co. A, 45th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Hugh M. Millard, Rhea's Co., 184th Va. Mil. • Pvt. Thomas J. Millard, CSA • 1st Lt. William D. Minor, Co. E 28th Va. Inf.
Paid Advertisement
• Pvt. James B. Moore, Sullivan Co. Res.
*Veteran buried in unknown grave in the field of honor

(East Side)
This monument dedicated to the Confederate Veterans buried in this cemetery.
Pvt. Richard Able, Co. F, 10th Ala. Inf. • Pvt. James A. Quales Co. E, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Paul W. Mishoe, Brooks South Carolina Artillery • Pvt. Wilson McReynolds, Co. E, 21st Va.. Cavalry

(North Side)
Erected by the members of James Keeling Camp #52 Sons of Confederate Veterans Bristol, Tennessee
Capt. William J. Horrisett, 18th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Robert A. Mose, 72nd NC Inf. • Cpl. Henry V Nave, Co. B, 26th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. John M. Nekirk, CSA • Pvt. William D. Newton, Co. K, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Issac A. Nickels, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. James D. Oney, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Pvt. George W. Osborne, 1st NC Cav. • Pvt. Samuel A Osborne, CSA • Pvt. James G. Owen, Co. E, 63rd Va. Inf. • Capt. Joseph W. Owen. Co. B 43rd Va. Cav. • Pvt. Joseph B. Palmer, Comsy Dept. • Lt. Col: Villiam Parker, 62nd Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Ira N. Pendleton, Co. A 25th Va. Cav. • Pvt. George P. Pepper, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. J. Ridgeway. Co. B, 21st Va. Cav. • 1st Lt. John W. Rogan, 12th Tn, Cav. • Pvt. John W. S. Sanders, Co. E, 43rd Va. Cav. • Pvt. Elijah H Seneker, Rhea's Co., Va. Mil. • Mrs. Legrande Sexton, Nurse, CSA • Pvt. E.M. Shaw Co. E, 19th Tn, Inf. • Pvt. G. ₩. Shealy. Co. K, Hagood's 1st SC Inf. • Pvt., Danial Sheppard, Co. D, 59th Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. Villiam F. Shumaker, Co. F, 64th Va. Inf. • Pvt. John Slack. McLin's Co., Home Def. • Pvt. Albert C. Smith, Co. K. 3rd Ga. Inf. • Sgt. George B. Smith, Co. E, 6Ist Tn. Inf. • Pvt. George B, Smith, Co. F, 63rd Tn, Inf. • Pvt. J. L. Smith, Co. E, 6Ist Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Joseph Smith, Co. K, 59th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. William A. Smith, Co. I, 37th Va. • Pvt. James Spence. Co. G, 20th Ms. Inf.* • Pvt. H. G, Sproles, Co. A, 61st Tn. Inf. • Sgt. Bruce D, Spurgeon, Co. F, 63rd Tn. Inf. • Pvt. C. J. Saintjohn, Co. G, 19th Tn. Inf. • Pvt. Isaiah Starbuck. Co. D, 57th NC Inf. • Pvt. Moses J. Stroup, Co. F, 48th Al, Inf. * • Pvt. Phillip Sullivan, Co. A. Hillard's Al. Legion* • Pvt. William T. Sullivan, 57th NC Inf. • Col. Nathaniel M. Taylor, F&S • Pvt. William G. Taylor Co. E, 61st Tn, Inf. • 2nd Lt. Charles F. Thomas, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. James M. Thomas, Co. A/K, 37th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Presley S. Thomas, Co. A, 30th Va. Inf.* • Pvt. William G, Thomas, 48th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Benjamin Treadway. Co. H, 13 Battn. Va. Res. • Pvt. John Upchurch, 9th NC Battn. • Pvt. Emmet B. Vance, 63rd Va. Inf. • Dr. W. N. Vance, CSA • Cpl. Barry A. Vickers, Co. E, 19th Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. D. N. Wardington, Co. K, 20th Ms. Inf.* • Pvt. James B. Wagner, Co. B, Sullivan Co. Home Guard • Pvt. James N. Ware, Co. B, 21st Ga. Inf.* • Pvt. David A. Wheeler, Co. A, 61st Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Benjamin F White, 4th Va. Res. • Pvt. T. J. Whitmire, Co. A, 11th Ga, Inf.* • Capt. W. F. Williams, Co. A. 4th Va. Inf. • Pvt., Joseph Willis, Co. I, 29th NC Inf.* • Pvt. Jubal Willis, Co. F, 8th Va. Cav.* • Pvt. J. P. Wimmer, Co. B. 21st Va. Cav. • Maj. Henry C. Wood, 37th Va. Inf. • Capt. James H. Wood. 37th Va. Inf. • 5th Sgt. Jonathan A Wood, Co. H, 48th Va. Inf. • Pvt. Martin B. Wood, Co. D, 37th Va. Inf. • Cadet William M. Wood, V.M.I. • Pvt. Thomas Wright, Co. E, 19th TN Inf. • U. L. York, 83rd Tn, Inf. • Pvt. Issac Young, Co. A, 37th Va. Inf. • *Veteran buried in unknown grave in the field of honor
 
Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
 
Location. 36° 35.693′ N, 82° 10.447′ W. Monument is in Bristol, Virginia. It can be reached from the intersection of East State Street and Buford Street, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is near the southwest corner of cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Bristol VA 24201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area, 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 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: First Burial in East Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Section of East Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); City Historian (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founder of Bristol (about 600 feet away in Tennessee); Evan Shelby (approx. 0.2 miles away in Tennessee); East Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away in Tennessee); a different marker also named East Hill Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away in Tennessee); First Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.
 
More about this monument. Buford Street from East State Street along the cemetery is a narrow path with limited visibility. Suggestion for travellers to take Goodson Street North from East State Street, then take Buford Street east to the cemetery. Parking is available near the west wall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 226 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
share this page via email f Share X Post P Save t Share
m=258823

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Edit this page
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Copyright © 2006–2026, Some rights reserved. — Privacy Policy — Terms of Use — About Us — Contact Us
 
Jul. 29, 2026