Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia

Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008

1. Virginia Memorial

Inscription. (Left Side):In memory of
the 398 Virginia soldiers.
Lying in this cemetery.
Who fell in defence of
constitutional liberty and
the sovereignty of their state.
From 1861 to 1865. A.D.
(Back):Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
(Right Side):Erected by
The ladies of the Virginia
Shaft Association of Winchester
June 6th, 1879.

Erected 1879 by Virginia Shaft Association of Winchester.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1757.

Location. 39° 10.98′ N, 78° 9.457′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Confederate Cemetery Drive and Handley Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located in the Stonewall Cemetery (Confederate section) of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Entrance to the Cemetery is at the intersection of Boscawen Street and East Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Women of Winchester (here, next to this marker); Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named

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Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Maryland (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to the Unknown and Unrecorded Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Also see . . . Stonewall Confedertae Cemetery. Mount Hebron Cemetery website entry (Submitted on January 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

State Seal on Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008

2. State Seal on Front of Monument

Left Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008

3. Left Side Inscription

Back Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008

4. Back Inscription

Right Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, October 5, 2008

5. Right Side Inscription

Memorial to the Unknown image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain

6. Memorial to the Unknown

In the Virginia section is small memorial stone to the unknown dead in that section of the cemetery.

Virginia Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 1994

7. Virginia Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on January 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on January 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.