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

To The Unknown Confederate Dead

February 9, 2025

1. To The Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

Inscription.
To The Unknown Confederate Dead
"They Fought A Good Fight"

Erected 1960 by Mrs. W.H. Evans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 13.445′ N, 77° 21.278′ W. Memorial is in Petersburg, Virginia. It can be reached from Hickory Hill Road east of Armistead Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in the woods about 1,000' from the Attack Road Trail, roughly 850' from Soldier's Spring. There is an old road trace that leads to the home site but it is not maintained. The Park's Resource Management Office is to the immediate east of the site. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 of the Mississippian Culture,

one of

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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: Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of U.S. Military Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Brehon Burke Somervell (approx. half a mile away); U.S. Colored Troops (approx. 0.6 miles away); The United States Military Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monotonous Toil (approx. 0.6 miles away); “A Splendid Charge” (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Infantry Earthworks (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Prince George Court House Road (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); Infantry Earthworks (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this memorial. The monument is located on a 20th century homesite that has been cleared. The park does not include this marker on any tour route or trail. It is, however, listed as a contributing

February 9, 2025

2. To The Unknown Confederate Dead Marker

This monument is literally in the middle of the woods.

resource in the 2021 Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report for the Initial Assaults Battlefield. The property, now part of NPS, belonged to Mrs. W.H. Evans who erected the monument on 23 September 1960 as a commemoration of three Confederate unknowns discovered buried on her property.

Regarding To The Unknown Confederate Dead. The disposition of the Confederate remains discovered on the Evans Tract is not clear. Most Confederate remains in the area were removed to Blandford Cemetery. The area occupied by the Evans Tract was involved in the 2nd Battle of Petersburg in June 1864.

Also see . . . Petersburg National Battlefield. National Park Service (Submitted on March 20, 2025.)

Road Trace near the Monument image. Click for full size.

February 9, 2025

3. Road Trace near the Monument

This road/path is not maintained and is not on park maps. Caution is advised if attempting to visit this location.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2025. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2025. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.