Near Doswell in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 11, 2025

1. In Memory Marker

Inscription.
This monument honors all the valiant men who lost their lives on the battlefields of the North Anna May 23-26, 1864

"No more shall the war cry sever,
or the winding rivers be red;
They banish our anger they forever
when they laurel the graves of our dead!
Under the sod and the dew,
waiting the Judgement Day;
Love and tears for the Blue;
Tears and loves for the Gray,”

In memory of CPL. Michael Shortell 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company G, Iron Brigade
Borb: November 24, 1840 New Brunswick, Canada
Enlisted : August 12, 1861 Stockton, Wisconsin
Died: May 23, 1864 Jericho Mill, Virginia

Kept in eternal remembrance by his family
The descendants of Mary and Lucy Shortell.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 52.909′ N, 77° 29.95′ W. Memorial is near Doswell, Virginia, in Hanover County. It can be reached from Verdon Road (County Route 684). Marker is at the end of the entrance road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 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: Dead of the North Anna Battlefield (a few steps from this marker); The Fight for North Anna / The North Anna Battlefield

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(a few steps from this marker); The Ox Ford Road (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Weisiger's Virginians (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle on the Skirmish Line (approx. ¼ mile away); One Brigade Alone (approx. ¼ mile away); The Heart of Dixie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Turning Lee’s Flank (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Doswell.

Also see . . . . (Submitted on October 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 11, 2025

2. In Memory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.