Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 18, 2025
1. Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument Marker, Craney Island Face
Craney Island
To Commemorate the Organization of the Portsmouth Light Artillery August 14, 1809. And to perpetuate its war Rosters, under two flags. Roll in the U.S. Service at Craney Island June 22, 1813.
Capt. Arthur Emmerson,
1st. Lt. Parke G. Howle,
2nd. " Thos. Godwin,
1st. Sgt. Wm. P. Young,
2nd. " Wm. Drury,
3rd. " Jas. B. Butt,
4th. " Saml. Livingston,
1st. Corpl. Wm. Moffatt,
2nd. " Danl. Cameron,
3rd. " Jno. M. Kidd,
Privates,
Rchd. Atkinson, Wm. Barber, Ed. Carter, Benj. Cox, Jas. Deale, Geo. Eames, T.L. Emmerson, Jas. Foster, Jno. Courdie, Jas. Hughes, Philip Hokady, Wm. Hoffler, Rchd. Keeling, Watson Kelly, Jno. Lawton, Aaaron Meadow, Abner Nash, Jno. Newell, Saml. Owens, Geo. Peel, Jno. Pully, Jno. Roper, Francis Saucedo, Jas. H. Simmons, Nicholas Scott, Geo. Sweeney, Nathl. Walker, Jos. Whiterock.
Sharpsburg
(names)
2nd Manassas
(names)
Malvern Hill
(names)
Erected 1906.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 50.004′ N, 76° 22.069′
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Regionally, this memorial monument is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Living Memorial (a few steps from this marker); General Lafayette Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); V. C. Andrews Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dale Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Craney Island (approx. Ύ mile away); Sailors and Marines Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Portsmouth* Gothic (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
More about this monument. Each of the Confederate sides also has name engravings. The monument is unusual in that it features both US soldiers (Battle of Craney Island side) and Confederate soldiers that fought against the US (Sharpsburg, 2nd Manassas, and Malvern Hill sides) - and thus both flags. It was dedicated on June 8, 1906. The shaft is eighteen feet high, of rough Virginia granite, with four polished sides.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 18, 2025
2. Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 18, 2025
3. Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument, Sharpsburg Side
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 18, 2025
4. Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument, 2nd Manassas Face
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 18, 2025
5. Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument, Malvern Hill Face
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
