Near Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Salem Church

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 11, 2007

1. Salem Church Marker

Inscription. This church, four miles north, was used as a field hospital, June, 1864, following the action an Nance's Shop, where the Union cavalryman Gregg, guarding a wagon train, was attacked by Wade Hampton. Gregg was driven from the field but saved the wagons. Wounded soldiers were brought to the church and some of the dead were buried there.

Erected 1934 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number V-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 37° 20.246′ N, 77° 9.992′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is at the intersection of John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) and Barnetts Road ( Route 609), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Westover Church (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Westover Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Evelynton (approx.

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0.8 miles away); Herring Creek (approx. one mile away); Stuart's Ride (approx. 1.2 miles away); Emanuel Quivers (approx. 1.4 miles away); First English Thanksgiving in Virginia (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Berkeley Plantation or Harrison's Landing (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Other markers no longer nearby. Evelynton (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Berkeley Plantation or Harrison's Landing (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,555 times since then and 47 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.