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Historic Oakwood in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Unknown NC Soldier CSA

 
 
Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
1. Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker
Inscription.
“Mother, I have
been found,
I am home.”

( Back of Marker : )
Remains recovered from a Cold Harbor, Va.
trench and reinterred on Oct. 28, 1990.
One whose name is known only to God,
but whose valor and principles for which
he fought is known to many.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
 
Location. 35° 47.094′ N, 78° 37.665′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Historic Oakwood. It can be reached from Hickory Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the Confederacy Cemetery in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 322 Cooke St, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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: Gettysburg (here, next to this marker); Shotwell (a few steps from this marker); CSS H.L. Hunley Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Confederate POWs (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); William Ruffin Cox Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
 
Back of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
2. Back of Marker
Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
3. Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker
Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
4. Unknown NC Soldier CSA Marker
Marker in Oakwood Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
5. Marker in Oakwood Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 12, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 24, 2026