Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
War of 1812 Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 7, 2024
1. War of 1812 Veterans Memorial - Front
Inscription.
War of 18 12 Veterans Memorial. .
The following War of 18 12 veterans are interred or memorialized in this historic cemetery. Private Bennett Aldridge . Private James M Anderson . Ensign Allen Archer . Private John C Armistead . Corporal John M Bannister Sr . Private George D Baskerville . Private John P Bolling . Lieutenant John B Bott . Private William B Britton . Private Daniel Brockwell . Private Larkin Brumley . Private William P Burton . Private Robert W Buck . Major Armistead Burwell . Private William R Chieves . Private John G Claiborne . Private Reuben Clements . Midshipman Harrison H Cocke . Private William Cooke . Doctor Charles Corling . Private Rthiel Crowder . Corporal Edward Davenport . Private William F Davis . Private Jems S Deaton . Private Grief Drummond . Private Jamie S Enniss . Drummer John S Eppes . Sergeant Herny Gee . Private William B Goodwyn . Lt Colonel William C Greenhill . Private Benjamin E Griffith . Private Jesse Heath . Private Arthur Johnston . Corporal William G Jones . Private James Kidd . Sergeant Edward D Lee Jr . PRivate William Lownes . Private Matthew Maben . Private James MacFarland . Private Roger Mallory . Private Thomas Marsh . Private Joseph Mason . Private Benjamin H May . Private John F May . Captain Richard McCrae . Private John C Meade . Private John Meade . Private John Michaels . Private John Mitchell . Private Hugh Nelson . Private Thomas Nelson . Corporal Joseph C Noble . Private Charles O'Hara . Corporal Joseph Pannell . Private William Pannell Sr . Corporal Edmond Parrish . Ensign John Pollard . Private Francis Price . Adjuntant Richard R Randolp . Sergeant John B Read . Private James Riddle . First Sergeant Robert Ritchie . Ensign Francis E Rives . Private William Robertson . Private Thomas Robinson . Quartermaster Francis Ruffin . Sergeant Abraham B Seay . Ensign William Shands . Private Jonathan Smith . Private Alden B Spooner . Private John Allison . Private John Hinton . Private Edward Holmes . Private Thomas Jones . Cornet Dandridge Spotswood . Ensign George W Stainback . Sergeant Samuel Stevens . Private John B Strachan . Private James Stuart . Private Segva Thayer . Private John D Townes . Sergeant James Tyrer . Private John B Underhill . Private Nathan Vincent . Lieutenant Thomas Wallace . Private William Wallace . Private John Walthall . Private Peyton Wells . Riding Master Stephen G Wells . Private William G West . Private Thomas White . Private Herbert Whitmore . Private John V Wilcox . Private Henry Wilkinson . Private John Worsham . Private Francis G Yancey . Private James Young . Private James Knox . Private Samuel Morgan . Sergeant Samuel Myers . Corporal Jacob Wolfe, Dedicated June 7, 2014 in memory of these War of 18 12 veterans service to our country by the General Society War of 18 12 and the Society of the War of 18 12 in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia State Society United States Daughters of 18 12
The following War of 1812 veterans are interred or memorialized in this historic cemetery
Private Bennett Aldridge
Private James M Anderson
Ensign Allen Archer
Private John C Armistead
Corporal John M Bannister Sr
Private George D Baskerville
Private John P Bolling
Lieutenant John B Bott
Private William B Britton
Private Daniel Brockwell
Private Larkin Brumley
Private William P Burton
Private Robert W Buck
Major Armistead Burwell
Private William R Chieves
Private John G Claiborne
Private Reuben Clements
Midshipman Harrison H Cocke
Private William Cooke
Doctor Charles Corling
Private Rthiel Crowder
Corporal Edward Davenport
Private William F Davis
Private Jems S Deaton
Private Grief Drummond
Private Jamie S Enniss
Drummer John S Eppes
Sergeant Herny Gee
Private William B Goodwyn
Lt Colonel William C Greenhill
Private Benjamin E Griffith
Private Jesse Heath
Private Arthur Johnston
Corporal William G Jones
Private James Kidd
Sergeant Edward D Lee Jr
PRivate William Lownes
Private
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Matthew Maben
Private James MacFarland
Private Roger Mallory
Private Thomas Marsh
Private Joseph Mason
Private Benjamin H May
Private John F May
Captain Richard McCrae
Private John C Meade
Private John Meade
Private John Michaels
Private John Mitchell
Private Hugh Nelson
Private Thomas Nelson
Corporal Joseph C Noble
Private Charles O'Hara
Corporal Joseph Pannell
Private William Pannell Sr
Corporal Edmond Parrish
Ensign John Pollard
Private Francis Price
Adjuntant Richard R Randolp
Sergeant John B Read
Private James Riddle
First Sergeant Robert Ritchie
Ensign Francis E Rives
Private William Robertson
Private Thomas Robinson
Quartermaster Francis Ruffin
Sergeant Abraham B Seay
Ensign William Shands
Private Jonathan Smith
Private Alden B Spooner
Private John Allison
Private John Hinton
Private Edward Holmes
Private Thomas Jones
Cornet Dandridge Spotswood
Ensign George W Stainback
Sergeant Samuel Stevens
Private John B Strachan
Private James Stuart
Private Segva Thayer
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 11, 2025
2. War of 1812 Veterans Memorial - Rear
Private John D Townes
Sergeant James Tyrer
Private John B Underhill
Private Nathan Vincent
Lieutenant Thomas Wallace
Private William Wallace
Private John Walthall
Private Peyton Wells
Riding Master Stephen G Wells
Private William G West
Private Thomas White
Private Herbert Whitmore
Private John V Wilcox
Private Henry Wilkinson
Private John Worsham
Private Francis G Yancey
Private James Young
Private James Knox
Private Samuel Morgan
Sergeant Samuel Myers
Corporal Jacob Wolfe
Dedicated June 7, 2014 in memory of these War of 1812 veterans service to our country by the General Society War of 1812 and the Society of the War of 1812 in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia State Society United States Daughters of 1812
Erected 2014 by Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia; U.S. Daughters of the War of 1812.
77° 23.266′ W. Memorial is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is on Rochelle Lane east of South Crater Road (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 S Old Church St, 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 the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other markers no longer nearby. Blandford Church (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Blandford Church and Cemetery (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 72 times since then. Last updated on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.
