Union in Monroe County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Confederate Memorial
April 25, 2026
1. Confederate Memorial Marker
"There is a true glory, and a true honor, the glory of duty done, the honor of integrity of principle."
R. E. Lee.
of
Monroe Councy
Erected 1900 by Monroe Lodge No. 77 A.F. & A.M.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 35.735′ N, 80° 32.639′ W. Memorial is in Union, West Virginia, in Monroe County. It is on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 595 Main St, Union WV 24983, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union, West Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); Allen T. Caperton
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Other markers no longer nearby. Union, Western Virginia (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Sr. (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Union Historic District Nomination Form.
The memorial is a component of the Union Historic District. The form was prepared by Dr. Ronald L. Ripley of the Monroe County Historical Society in July 1990. The statement of significance begins on page 25:
The Union Hist. Dist. in mid-Monroe County, W.Va, is being nominated under the National Register criteria A and C. Under criterion A, the districtis significant for its association with the White Sulphur Springs to Salt Sulphur Springs and Sweet Springs to Salt Sulphur Springs Turnpikes, its role as a trade center for the surrounding farms in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is eligible under criterion C because it contains a fine collection of vernacular architecture dating between 1783 and 1940. When Union's small scale vernacular architecture is combined with its narrow tree-lined side streets, rock retaining walls, iron and wood picket fences, numerous vegetable gardens, outbuildings, and surrounding farm land, the feeling of a nineteenth to early twentieth century community is readily conveyed.April 25, 20262. Corner of memorial
An additional description of the monument is on page 5:
Monroe County Confederate Monument. 1901. Stone foundation with granite pedestal and a standing figure in marble of a Confederate infantry man.
A description of the Confederate Monument is on page 2:
The Monroe County Confederate Monument... sits atop a small knoll in a field just north of the town and acts as a focal point or a terminus for Main Street. It is surrounded by a small park approached fromthe Presbyterian Church yard.
3. The marker stands behind this plaque
Additionally, information is mentioned about the community events around the memorial on page 27:
In 1989....Through a program sponsored by the Rotary Club, architectural lighting was placed on the Confederate Monument. Here at the start of the 1990's, Union is becoming more aware of its wonderful history. Several tours of school children have been conducted this year. Civil War re-enactment groups camped in the Monument Field and gave talks to local citizens about the Civil War....(Submitted on April 28, 2026.)
April 25, 2026
4. National Register of Historic Places plaque for the Confederate Memorial
Dedicated 1901
This property is part of the
Union Historic District
and has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2026. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 28, 2026.
