Courtland in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026

1. Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia Marker

Inscription.

Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia. . General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was ordered by General Robert E. Lee in late 1862 to the Blackwater River near Franklin to form a protective shield which permitted the army to gather materials and forage. This action permitted the Confederate Army to move north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863., While this defensive line of 40,000 troops was here, many became sick from fever and some were wounded in skirmishes with Federal forces on the east side of the Blackwater River. Many were brought to a hospital on this site. Those who are known to have died between 12/31/1862 and 6/26/1863 and were buried behind Courtland Baptist Church are as follows:, L. Anderson, Young's VA. Artillery , Sgt. James A. Atkins, Co. C, 2nd Miss. , Jos. J. Barnett, Co. B, 5th S.C. , Olvey Lery, Co. M, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, S.C. , Corp. J.S. Davis, Co. B, 2nd S.C. Rifles , Wm. J. Davis, Co. I, 57th VA. , Joel Dees, Kelly's Light Artillery, S.C. , Rosen M. Duffy, Co. I, 6th S.C. , W.B. Etheridge, N.C. , Steven Frazier, Co. K, 55th N.C. , H.H. Glover, Co. B, 62nd GA. , Sgt. Reuben Hamrick, Co. D, 55th N.C. , Corp. Benj. F. Hays, Co. I, 42nd Miss. , W. Jenkins, N.C. , A.J. Kersh, Co. G, 1st (Haygood's) S.C. , Andrew McGiven, Co. K, 2nd S.C. Rifles , Wm. Morgan, Co. A, 6th S.C. , John J. Nichols, Wright's Heavy Artillery, VA. , Corp. J.E. Porter, Co. A, 62nd GA , J.H. Rackley, Co. B, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, S.C. , 2nd Lt. Zachariah Rooks, Co. B, 62nd GA , S.B. Terrell, Co. I, 4th Texas , Capt. I.N.M. Turner, Co. K, 4th Texas , John B. Williams, Co. L, 2nd S.C. Rifles , Riley Wimsett, Co. H, 55th N.C., There are others buried here who remain unknown. We place this plaque in memory of these brave men who gave their lives for their cause and their country. We also wish to acknowledge the generous support and loving kindness rendered to them by the townspeople of Jerusalem (now Courtland), especially the ladies who nursed and cared for them as if they were their own., Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471 , Sons of Confederate Veterans, Dedicated May 25, 1992

General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was ordered by General Robert E. Lee in late 1862 to the Blackwater River near Franklin to form a protective shield which permitted the army to gather materials and forage. This action permitted the Confederate Army to move north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863.

While this defensive line of 40,000 troops was here, many became sick from fever and some were wounded in skirmishes with Federal forces on the east side of the Blackwater River. Many were brought to a hospital on this site. Those who are known to have died between 12/31/1862 and 6/26/1863 and were buried behind Courtland Baptist Church are as follows:

L. Anderson, Young's VA. Artillery
Sgt. James A. Atkins, Co. C, 2nd Miss.
Jos. J. Barnett, Co. B, 5th S.C.
Olvey Lery, Co. M, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, S.C.
Corp. J.S. Davis, Co. B, 2nd S.C. Rifles
Wm. J. Davis, Co. I, 57th VA.
Joel Dees, Kelly's Light Artillery, S.C.
Rosen M. Duffy, Co. I, 6th S.C.
W.B. Etheridge, N.C.
Steven Frazier, Co. K, 55th N.C.
H.H. Glover, Co. B, 62nd GA.
Sgt. Reuben Hamrick, Co. D, 55th N.C.
Corp. Benj. F. Hays, Co. I, 42nd Miss.
W. Jenkins, N.C.
A.J. Kersh, Co. G, 1st (Haygood's) S.C.
Andrew McGiven, Co. K, 2nd

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S.C. Rifles
Wm. Morgan, Co. A, 6th S.C.
John J. Nichols, Wright's Heavy Artillery, VA.
Corp. J.E. Porter, Co. A, 62nd GA
J.H. Rackley, Co. B, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, S.C.
2nd Lt. Zachariah Rooks, Co. B, 62nd GA
S.B. Terrell, Co. I, 4th Texas
Capt. I.N.M. Turner, Co. K, 4th Texas
John B. Williams, Co. L, 2nd S.C. Rifles
Riley Wimsett, Co. H, 55th N.C.

There are others buried here who remain unknown. We place this plaque in memory of these brave men who gave their lives for their cause and their country. We also wish to acknowledge the generous support and loving kindness rendered to them by the townspeople of Jerusalem (now Courtland), especially the ladies who nursed and cared for them as if they were their own.

Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471
Sons of Confederate Veterans

Dedicated May 25, 1992

Erected 1992 by Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471 Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 36° 42.968′ N, 77° 4.107′ W. Memorial is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 58)

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026

2. Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia Marker

Marker can be seen on the wall just to the right of the door.

and Bride Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is on the wall of the old Courtland Baptist Church annex. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 22264 Main Street, Courtland VA 23837, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 walking distance of this marker: Texas Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Place of Execution (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nat Turner's Grave (about 500 feet away); The 1831 Insurrection (about 600 feet away); Mahone’s Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Mahone's Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Southampton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vaughan's Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

Regarding Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia. There is a monument to Confederate Texans buried in the churchyard located behind the building.

Courtland Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026

3. Courtland Baptist Church

Courtland Baptist Church was the Confederate Hospital site (along with the Mahone's Tavern vicinity). It sat on this plot of land. The church shown here was constructed in the 1920s to replace the Civil War-era building. The church has since built an even newer building across the road.

Confederate Monument Behind Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026

4. Confederate Monument Behind Church

There are no gravestones in the burial area, but there is a monument to Longstreet's Texans, shown here. It is behind the 1920s church. The corners of the burial area are marked by four in-ground stones engraved "C.S.A."

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.