Kittrell in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Cemetery

By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

1. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Graves of 52 soldiers,
individually marked, who
died in the Kittrell
Springs Hotel hospital,
1864-65, are ½ mi. NE.

Erected 1962 by NC Archives and Highway Departments.

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

Location. 36° 13.373′ N, 78° 26.603′ W. Marker is in Kittrell, North Carolina, in Vance County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Main Street, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kittrell NC 27544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kittrell’s Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); The Glass House (within shouting distance of this marker); Kittrell Confederate Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); "Tiny" Broadwick (approx. 5.9 miles away); Harris Meeting House (approx. 7.7 miles away); Corbitt Company (approx. 7.9 miles away); Moses A. Hopkins

Kittrell Marker image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

2. Kittrell Marker

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(approx. 8.6 miles away); Central Orphanage of North Carolina (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittrell.

By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

3. Confederate Cemetery Marker

Kittrell Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

4. Kittrell Confederate Cemetery

The Confederate Cemetery is located on W Chavis Road, about ½ mile northeast of the marker.

Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

5. Confederate Cemetery

Fifty four Confederate soldiers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia who died at Kittrell Springs General Hospital Number 1 were laid to rest here. All but four of these soldiers are identified. The graves of the four unknowns are seen in this photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 889 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 31, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.