Dobson in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Soldiers of Surry County

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

1. Confederate Soldiers of Surry County Marker

Inscription. In memory of the Confederate
soldiers of Surry County
1861 --- 1865

[ Rear of Monument: ]
1861 1865

“Duty is the sublimest word in
our language. Do your duty in
all things. You cannot do more.
You should never wish to do less.”
Robert E. Lee

Erected by
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp 1598
May 20, 2000

Erected 2000 by Sons of Confederate Veterans - Camp 1598.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 36° 23.734′ N, 80° 43.397′ W. Memorial is in Dobson, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is on W Atkins Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is between S Main Street and N Crutchfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dobson NC 27017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Surry County War Dead Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoneman’s Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Surry County WWI Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Surry County 250th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabitha A. Holton (within shouting distance of this marker); Sonker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dobson.

More about this memorial. The front of the marker contains an image of a Confederate soldier holding his rifle. The rear features crossed Confederate flags.

Rear of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

2. Rear of Monument

Surry County Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

3. Surry County Confederate Monument

Confederate Soldiers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

4. Confederate Soldiers Marker

Confederate Marker in Dobson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

5. Confederate Marker in Dobson

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,070 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.