Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Danville Confederate Soldier's Monument
June 15, 2013
1. Danville Confederate Soldier's Monument
1878
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Confederate dead memorial tribute of Virginia's daughters to the fallen brave.
Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
They died as men who nobly contend for the cause of truth and right. "They softly and sweetly sleep."
Patriots!
Know that these fell in the effort to establish just government and perpetuate constitutional liberty. Who thus die, will live in lofty example.
Quidquid ex his amavimus, quidquid mirati sumus, manet mansurumque est in animis hominum, in aeternitate temporum, fama rerum.
[Anything out of those we have loved, whatever we admired, would continue to remain in the hearts of men, in the eternity of time, the reputation of things.]
Erected 1878 by Ladies' Memorial Association of Danville.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 34.487′ N, 79° 23.39′ W. Monument is in Danville, Virginia. It can be reached from Lee Street east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in Green Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 761 Lee Street, Danville VA 24540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southside Virginia and specifically 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
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June 16, 2013
2. Danville Confederate Soldier's Monument
June 16, 2013
3. Danville Confederate Soldier's Monument
June 15, 2013
4. Confederate Soldier's Monument in Green Hill Cemetery
April 23, 2021
5. Green Hill Cemetery Walking Tour Map
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