Near Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Revolutionary Soldiers Graves
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
1. Revolutionary Soldiers Graves Marker
Erected 1976 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number W-163.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1712.
Location. 38° 2.697′ N, 78° 30.996′ W. Marker is near Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is on Ivy Road (Business U.S. 250) near Colonnade Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2214 Ivy Rd, Charlottesville VA 22903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: A different marker also named Union Occupation of Charlottesville (a few steps from this marker); Technical Sergeant Frank D. Peregory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. W. W. Yen (approx. 0.7 miles away); James Rogers McConnell (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alderman Library
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Occupation of Charlottesville (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Marker is a few hundred feet from the Charlottesville city line.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
2. Revolutionary War and Civil War Markers
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, August 16, 2009
3. Jesse Pitman Lewis Family Burial Ground
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, August 15, 2009
4. Jesse Pitman Lewis grave site
Headstone:
Jesse Lewis,
Va. Mil.,
Rev. War
DAR Plaque:
Jesse Pittman Lewis, Revolutionary Soldier, 1763 1849
Placed by the Jack Jouett Chapter NSDAR June 14, 1976
Grave:
Underneath this slab repose the bodies of Jesse Lewis and of Nancy, his wife He was born on the 13th of May, 1763, and died on the 8th day of March 1849. She was born on the 21st of March 1764, and died on the 2nd Nov. 1849 They were married on the 13th April 1786 and lived together for 63 years uninterrupted harmony and in the universal respect of all who knew them for their integrity and uprightness.
DAR Plaque:
Jesse Pittman Lewis, Revolutionary Soldier, 1763 1849
Placed by the Jack Jouett Chapter NSDAR June 14, 1976
Grave:
Underneath this slab repose the bodies of Jesse Lewis and of Nancy, his wife He was born on the 13th of May, 1763, and died on the 8th day of March 1849. She was born on the 21st of March 1764, and died on the 2nd Nov. 1849 They were married on the 13th April 1786 and lived together for 63 years uninterrupted harmony and in the universal respect of all who knew them for their integrity and uprightness.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, August 15, 2009
5. Taliaferro Lewis grave site
memory of
TALIAFERRO LEWIS
A veteran
of the Revolution
Born February 4th 1754
Anb[sic] Died July 12th 1810
A brothers love
Erects this with a sigh
A brothers hope
Still follows thee on high"
head stone erected by Jesse Lewis
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,091 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
