Huntington in Cabell County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
War Between the States Generals
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Spring Hill Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014
1. War Between the States Generals face of marker
War Between the States Generals Two of seven War Between the States generals buried in W. Va. interred here: Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A., in Confederate plot; John Hunt Oley, Union, and over 200 soldiers. Confederate Monument dedicated in 1900.
Spring Hill Cemetery. Many area founding families buried in 110 acre cemetery. Incls. plots for Confederate, Union, and Pallotine Sisters, Veterans' Sections, & monument honoring the Marshall Univ. football team and fans killed in 1970 plane crash.
Erected 2000 by Huntington Chapter 150 United Daughters of the Confederacy, West Virginia Division of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the West Virginia Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 38° 24.659′ N, 82° 24.786′ W. Marker is in Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County. It is at the intersection of Norway Avenue and Huntington State Hospital Road, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Kyova Tri-State Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marshall Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marshall Memorial Boulevard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Carter Godwin Wilson (approx. one mile away); Carter Godwin Woodson (approx. one mile away); Lavinia Norman, Founder (approx. one mile away); November 14, 1970 (approx. 1.1 miles away); We Are Marshall (approx. 1.1 miles away); One Room School Museum
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
2. Spring Hill Cemetery face of marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
3. War Between the States Generals / Spring Hill Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014
4. Confederate Cemetery within Spring Hill Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014
5. General Albert G. Jenkins CSA grave marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014
6. Confederate Monument within Spring Hill Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014
7. Confederate Monument Plaque
To the memory of the Soldiers of the Confederate Army who lie here and their comrades who sleep in this cemetery. Who defended with life and fortune and sacred honor, their liberties and their homes. Erected by Huntington Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy and Camp Garnett U.C.V. June 6th A.D. 1900.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,347 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
