Portsmouth in Chesapeake, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Portsmouth Confederate Memorial
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026
1. Portsmouth Confederate Memorial Marker
Confederate
Dead
1861 - 1865
Errected 1903
by
Ladies Memorial
Aid Association
Erected 1903 by Ladies Memorial Aid Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 50.357′ N, 76° 18.467′ W. Memorial is in Portsmouth in Chesapeake, Virginia. It can be reached from Saxe Lane. The Marker is located in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 Fort Lane, Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: The Confederate Section (here, next to this marker); CSS Virginia Memorial (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Archibald Campbell Godwin (here, next to this marker); This Bell (here, next to this marker); Captain William H. Murdaugh (here, next to this marker); Fannie Murdaugh Downing (here, next to this marker); Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); John K. Cooke (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
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Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026
2. Portsmouth Confederate Memorial
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026
3. Portsmouth Confederate Memorial
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026
4. Portsmouth Confederate Memorial
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026
5. Portsmouth Confederate Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 17, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
