Sussex in Sussex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Sussex County Confederate Monument
January 17, 2011
1. Sussex County Confederate Monument
Our Confederate Soldiers
“The principles for which they fought live eternally.”
(rear)
List of companies organized in
and sent out from Sussex County:
Co.A, 41st Va. Reg’t, Infantry,
“Sussex Sharp Shooters”;
Co.D, 13th Va. Reg’t, Cavalry;
Co.E, 16th Va. Reg’t, Infantry;
Co.F, 41st Va. Reg’t, Artillery,
Wise’s Legion;
Co.H, 13th Va. Reg’t, Cavalry,
“Sussex Light Dragoons,”
For roll of members see records
in the county clerk’s office.
Erected by
Sussex Chapter
U.D.C.
Nov.-1912
Chapter Organized
Sept. 29, 1909
(side)
1861-1865
Erected 1912 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1917.
Location. 36° 54.936′ N, 77° 16.786′ W. Marker is in Sussex, Virginia, in Sussex County. It can be reached from the intersection of Courthouse Road and Thornton Square. This monument is located on the front lawn of the Sussex County Courthouse. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in Coastal Virginia. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sussex County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sussex County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Hunting Quarter Baptist Church (approx. 4 miles away); The Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid (approx. 5.4 miles away); History At Stony Creek (approx. 6.6 miles away); Nottoway River Crossings (approx. 6.8 miles away); Jones Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Antioch Baptist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sussex.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
January 17, 2011
2. UDC Monument (front)
January 17, 2011
3. UDC Monument (rear)
January 17, 2011
4. Sussex County Courthouse
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