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Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Our Confederate Dead

1861—1865

 
 
Our Confederate Dead Monument image. Click for full size.
December 20, 2014
1. Our Confederate Dead Monument
Inscription.  
Gashed with honorable scars
low in glory's lap they lie,
though they fell, they fell like stars,
streaming splendour through the sky.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 36° 3.403′ N, 76° 36.574′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. Memorial is on South Broad Street south of Water Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Escape Via Maritime Underground Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Josephine Napoleon Leary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1758 Cupola House (about 300 feet away); Edenton Bell Battery C.S.A. (about 300 feet away); Edenton (about 300 feet away); Bought in France for N.C. (about 400 feet away); Roanoke River Lighthouse (about 500 feet away); Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.
 
Our Confederate Dead Monument image. Click for full size.
December 20, 2014
2. Our Confederate Dead Monument
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S Broad St (facing south) image. Click for full size.
December 20, 2014
3. S Broad St (facing south)
S Broad St (facing north) image. Click for full size.
December 20, 2014
4. S Broad St (facing north)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2014.

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