Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Amherst County Confederate Soldiers Monument
August 4, 2013
1. Amherst County Confederate Soldiers Monument
1861 - 1865
To the memory of
The Sons of Amherst County
who from 1861 to 1865
upheld in arms the cause
of Virginia and the South,
who fell in battle
or died from wounds,
and survivors of the war
who as long as they lived
were ever proud that they
had done their part
in the noble cause.
Erected 1922 by The Dr. John Thompson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 37° 35.111′ N, 79° 3.06′ W. Monument is in Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Court Street and Goodwin Street when traveling east. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Amherst VA 24521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is 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 are within walking distance of this marker: POW-MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Beirut-Lebanon (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Memorial
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August 4, 2013
2. Amherst County U.D.C. Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,881 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2013.
