Hampton Roads Center , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Big Bethel Union Monument
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013
1. Battle of Big Bethel Union Monument
150th anniversary
Battle of Big Bethel
Union regiments engaged:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th (Duryee Zouaves)
& 7th New York
4th Mass. & 1st Vermont
2nd U.S. Artillery
Union losses:
18 killed, 53 wounded, 5 MIA
To their everlasting memory
June 10, 2011
Erected 2011 by Vermont Civil War Hemlocks.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 5.493′ N, 76° 25.573′ W. Monument is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Hampton Roads Center. It can be reached from Big Bethel Road 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in Bethel Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Hampton VA 23666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Battle of Big Bethel (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Big Bethel (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Big Bethel (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Big Bethel (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Big Bethel
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013
2. Battle of Big Bethel Union Monument
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013
3. Battle of Big Bethel Union Monument & CWT Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,254 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on November 2, 2025, by Caleb Kemplin of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
