Salem, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

To honor our Confederate Soldiers

Photographed by Kevin W., November 19, 2007

1. To honor our Confederate Soldiers Marker

Inscription. (Front): 1861 C.S.A. 1865
Erected by Southern Cross Chapter
U.D.C.
May 30, 1935
(Front):
Unmarked Graves These men of the 17th Virginia Cavalry died during the 1863 and 1864 "winter camps" in the Salem area.
Their bodies may lie here in unmarked graves.
Charles A. Abbott, Co. A • Calvin Burris, Co. D • William Cooper, Co. G • Oliver J. Davis, Co. G • John S. Groves, Co. C • George Kale, Co. E • Elijah G. McCord, Co. C • George W. Sims (Sgt.), Co. C • Thomas A. Van Horn Co. B • James W. Westfall, Co. C • Morris Bond, Co. B • E. J. Childers, Co. B • David Crouse, Co. C • Isaac Groves, Co. C • Clark Harris, Co. C • John Martin, Co. D • H.S. Reed, Co. B • Marshall Smith, Co. C • R. J. Vint, Co. H

Erected 1935 by Southern Cross Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.

Location. 37° 17.655′

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N, 80° 2.859′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Virginia. It can be reached from East Main Street. Marker is in Easthill Cemetery, for which the main entrance is at the corner of E. Main Street and Park Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Salem VA 24153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Mountain Region,

in Southwest Virginia,

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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: General Andrew Lewis Land Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of These Confederate Soldiers Buried Herein (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andrew Lewis’ Grave (about 300 feet away); Sgt. James Walton (about 400 feet away); General Andrew Lewis (about 400 feet away); East Hill Cemetery North (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Howard Thompson (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Unmarked Graves Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007

2. Unmarked Graves Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007

3. To honor our Confederate Soldiers Marker

To honor our Confederate Soldiers and Unmarked Graves Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007

4. To honor our Confederate Soldiers and Unmarked Graves Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,649 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.