Swimming Point in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Portsmouth Naval Hospital

“Naval Burial Ground 1838”

— Fort Nelson Park —

Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

1. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Inscription. There are 840 graves of seamen and soldiers in the naval cemetery on the hospital grounds. They include the remains of seamen from the U.S., Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Denmark and Japan. The oldest known burial was a sailor who fell from the rigging of the USS CONSTITUTION (Old Ironsides). There are Union and Confederate graves, including those of soldiers, as well as victims of the 1855 Yellow Fever epidemic. The cemetery contains 113 graves marked unknown and three recipients of the Medal of Honor. Some headstones were erected by shipmates and include the names of famous ships.

Erected by Path of History, Portsmouth, Va.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 36° 50.494′ N, 76° 18.295′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in Swimming Point. It can be reached from the intersection of Crawford Parkway and Effingham Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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: A different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital

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(a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

2. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

3. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

4. Memorial

In memory of the three hundred and thirty seven of the crew of the U.S.S. Cumberland and U.S.S. Congress sunk at Hampton Roads Saturday, March 8, 1862 by the Confederate Steamer Virginia (Merrimac)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 862 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.