Downtown Eastside in Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

To the Memory of the Confederate Dead

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 26, 2026

1. To the Memory of the Confederate Dead Marker, Side One

Inscription.
To the
Memory of the
Confederate Dead
of Blacksburg
and Vicinity
1861-1865

(Reverse side) Erected by the Harvy Black Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
(Unable to read text at the base)

Erected 1901 by Harvy Black Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 37° 14.063′ N, 80° 24.502′ W. Memorial is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown Eastside. It can be reached from the intersection of Jackson Street Northeast and Owens Street Northeast. Location of the obelisk is on a burial mound near the southwest corner of the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 523 Jackson St NE, Blacksburg VA 24060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Westview Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cellar Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Black (approx. half a mile away); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (approx. half a mile away); People and Place / Land Grant College (approx. half a mile away); The Early Years / Campus Over Time (approx. half a mile away); The Armory (approx. half a mile away); Thomas-Conner House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

To the Memory of the Confederate Dead Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 26, 2026

2. To the Memory of the Confederate Dead Marker, Side Two

Wide view of the Confederate Memorial obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 26, 2026

3. Wide view of the Confederate Memorial obelisk

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.