Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pvt. James Daniel Gardner
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
1. Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Marker
Sept. 16, 1839 - Sept. 29, 1905
Served during the Civil War as a private in
Company 1, 36th United States Colored Troops.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his
bravery at the Battle of Chapins Farm,
Virginia on September 29, 1864.
Erected 2005 by Gloucester County.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 37° 24.887′ N, 76° 31.757′ W. Memorial is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Gloucester Courthouse Grounds, in the median. Business US 17 and Blair Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Middle Peninsula and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: Gloucester in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Court House (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam John Clayton (a few steps from this marker); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (a few steps from this marker); Werowocomoco (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker
this page online
Additional keywords. U.S.C.T.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
2. Full view of monument.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
3. James Daniel Gardner
Photo attached to monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,169 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
