Near Fort Blackmore in Scott County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
In Memory of "General" John Salling
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2020
1. In Memory of "General" John Salling Marker
Last Confederate Veteran
Born May 15, 1846
Died March 15, 1959
Born - Lived - Buried
at
Slant, Virginia
Erected 1961 by Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 43.467′ N, 82° 38.332′ W. Memorial is near Fort Blackmore, Virginia, in Scott County. It is at the intersection of Clinch River Highway (Virginia Route 65) and Sallings Monument Lane, on the left when traveling west on Clinch River Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8967 VA-65, Fort Blackmore VA 24250, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Tri-Cities Area and in Southwest Virginia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Natural Tunnel Route (approx. 6.1 miles away); Carters Fort (approx. 6.3 miles away); a different marker also named Carters Fort (approx. 6.7 miles away); Scott County Confederate Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Scott County Veterans (approx. 6.8 miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 6.8 miles away); Military Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Faris (Ferris) Station (approx. 7.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Last surviving Confederate veterans.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 60 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
