Near Amelia Court House in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Patriot Burials
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Grub Hill Church Cemetery
Revolutionary War veteran
Major Joseph Eggleston interred here 1811.
Served in VA Continental Dragoons.
Erected 2024 by Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 77.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 37° 23.985′ N, 77° 58.185′ W. Marker is near Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County. It is on Grub Hill Church Road (State Road 609) 0.3 miles south of North Lodore Road (State Road 636), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12640 Grub Hill Church Rd, Amelia Court House VA 23002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Here Lies an Officer of the American Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named John Banister Tabb (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rosa L. Dixon Bowser (1855-1931) (approx. 3 miles away); Iwo Jima (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pvt James Milton Parrish (approx. 3.1 miles away); Green Berets Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Amelia Court House (approx. 4 miles away); Lamkins Battery (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amelia Court House.
Other markers no longer nearby. John Banister Tabb (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Amelia Court House (was approx. 4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
2. Patriot Burials Marker in front of Grub Hill Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
3. Patriot Burials Marker looking north on Grub Hill Church Rd
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
4. Major Joseph Eggleston burial site
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
