Near Midway in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Unknown Soldiers

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 20, 2025

1. Unknown Soldiers Marker

Inscription. Unknown Soldiers Several Unidentified Federal Soldiers were Buried in This Location During The Years Following The War Between the State These Soldiers were Part of the Union Army Troops Stationed in the Area to Enforce Federal Law During Re-Construction.

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

Location. 32° 4.794′ N, 85° 20.375′ W. Memorial is near Midway, Alabama, in Barbour County. It can be reached from Springhill Road west of County Road 49. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2542 Springhill Rd, Midway AL 36053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Hill United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ramah Baptist Church & Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Election Riot of 1874 (approx. 4 miles away); Providence Methodist Church & Schoolhouse (approx. 4.7 miles away); Fort Browder / 15th Alabama Infantry (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Browder / 15th Alabama Infantry (approx. 5.3 miles away); Batesville Church - 1837 (approx. 5.3 miles away); May 28th Celebration (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Braxton Bragg Comer (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 20, 2025

2. Unknown Soldiers Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, November 11, 2025

3. Unknown Soldiers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 13, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.