Staunton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Dead Monument - Thornrose Cemetery
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, March 5, 2009
1. West Panel Confederate Dead Monument
870 Lie Here
Recorded by Name, Company & Regiment:
From
Virginia 385, N. Carolina 176, S. Carolina 59,
Georgia 208, Alabama 49, Florida 8,
Mississippi 11, Louisiana 19, Tennessee 12,
Arkansas 20, Texas 3,
And 207
Recorded by Name Only
Confederate Dead
South Panel:
The Glory of Duty Done,
The Honor of the Integrity of Principle
Robert E. Lee
North Panel:
By The Balance Of Battle
These Have Glorified Their Cause
By The Record Of Noble Sacrifice,
The Simple Manhood Of Their Lives,
The Patient Endurance Of Suffering,
And The Heroism Of Death.
May Such Fidelity And Patriotism
Endure Forever.
East Panel:
Around This Shaft
Are Gathered Also The Remains Of
About 700 Confederate Soldiers,
Not Recorded By Name,
From Fields of Allegheny, McDowell,
Cross Keys, Port Republic, Piedmont &c.
Virginia Forgets Not Any
Who Died In Her Defence.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. 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: Augusta County Confederates Plaque (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stuart Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Staunton History of African American Churches (approx. 0.3 miles away); Staunton History of African American Schools (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lewis Creek Watershed (approx. 0.4 miles away); Central Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Wesleyan Female Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staunton.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Augusta County and City of Staunton Civil War related markers and sites.
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, March 5, 2009
2. South Panel - Confederate Dead Monument
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, March 5, 2009
3. North Panel - Confederate Dead Monument
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, March 5, 2009
4. East Panel - Confederate Dead Monument
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, March 5, 2009
5. Confederate Dead Monument - Thornrose Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,087 times since then and 115 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2012, by William Arlen Hanger of Churchville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
