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Battle of Green Spring Memorial

 
 
Battle of Green Spring Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 23, 2016
1. Battle of Green Spring Memorial
Inscription. In memory of the 6 Virginia & 22 Pennsylvania Line Patriots who died in The Battle of Green Spring on July 6, 1781 & are buried near here.

By their sacrifices they made possible the establishment of a free United States of America.
 
Erected by Williamsburg Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 37° 14.285′ N, 76° 46.511′ W. Memorial is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Sir Gilbert Loop near Prince Trevor Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula, 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: Battle of Green Spring (a few steps from this marker); Church On The Main (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Church On The Main (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Church On The Main (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Drainage Ditches (approx. half a mile away); Native Life (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Green Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.
 
Battle of Green Spring Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 23, 2016
2. Battle of Green Spring Memorial
Battle of Green Spring Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 23, 2016
3. Battle of Green Spring Memorial
Unknown Patriot Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 23, 2016
4. Unknown Patriot Soldier
of the
American Revolution
fell at the
Battle of Green Spring
6 July 1781

Thou that Passest by
Tell them that Here
I Died for
Independence
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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