Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bedford’s Volunteer Company

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

1. Bedford’s Volunteer Company Marker

Inscription. Oct. 10, 1774
In memory of
Bedford’s Volunteer Company
which fought in
The Battle of Point Pleasant
Thomas Buford, Captain
Thomas Dooley, Lieut.
Sergeants
Jonathan Cundiff, Ensign
Nicholas Mead • William Kennedy • John Fields • Thomas Fliping

Abraham Sharp • Absalom McClanahan • William Bryant • William McColister • James Scarbara • John McClanahan • James McBride • John Carter • William Overstreet • Robert Hill • Samuel Davis • Zachariah Kennot • Augustine Hackworth • William Cook • Uriah Squires • Thomas Hall • William Hamrick • Nathaniel Cooper • John Cook • Mr. Waugh Cadate • John McGlahlen • John Campbell • William Campbell • Adam Lin • Thomas Stephens William Keer • Gerrott Kelley • James Ard • William Deal • John Bozel • John Welch • Robert Boyd • Thomas Hamrick • James Boyd • James Dale • Robert Ewing • Francis Seed • William Hackworth • John Roberts • Joseph White • Joseph Bunch • Jacob Dooley • Thomas Owen • John Read • John Wood

Erected 1931 by Peaks of Otter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 37° 20.054′ N, 79° 31.331′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and Court Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest 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,

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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: Bedford (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Site of Bedford Courthouse / 202 E. Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bedford County WWII Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bedford County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 104 N. Bridge Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Also see . . . "Manufactured History": Re-Fighting the Battle of Point Pleasant. West Virginia Division of Culture and History website entry:
West Virginia History, vol 56(1997), pp.76-87 (Submitted on June 24, 2011.)

Battle of Point Pleasant Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

2. Battle of Point Pleasant Monument

Bedford County Court House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

3. Bedford County Court House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,347 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.