Oakwood in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

UDC Sesquicentennial Memorial

Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wilhelmina Indermaur

1. Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States Marker

Inscription.
1861 • 1865
The United Daughters of the Confederacy North Carolina Division commemorates the Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States

"We thank thee for our Confederate history-it's pure record of virtue, valor and sacrifice."
2011 • 2015

Erected 2015 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 47.134′ N, 78° 37.676′ W. Memorial is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Oakwood. It can be reached from the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located at the entrance of the Confederate Cemetery section of Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 701 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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: Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Unknown NC Soldier CSA (within shouting distance of this marker); CSS H.L. Hunley Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Shotwell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Monument (about 400 feet away); North Carolina Confederate POWs (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 26, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.