Museum District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial Chapel
February 7, 2009
1. Confederate Memorial Chapel Marker
Inscription.
Confederate Memorial Chapel. . The chapel was erected in 1887 in memory of the more than 260,000 Confederate war dead and as a place of worship for the veterans who resided here in the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home. The veterans themselves, many of them disabled and impoverished, funded the construction. Marion J. Dimmock, Sr., designed the Gothic Revival structure and Joseph F. Wingfield built it. The chapel was used regularly until the last resident veteran died in 1941. The home was then closed and the buildings were demolished, except for the chapel and the Robinson House, the superintendent's dwelling. The chapel was restored in 1960-1961.
The chapel was erected in 1887 in memory of the more than 260,000 Confederate war dead and as a place of worship for the veterans who resided here in the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home. The veterans themselves, many of them disabled and impoverished, funded the construction. Marion J. Dimmock, Sr., designed the Gothic Revival structure and Joseph F. Wingfield built it. The chapel was used regularly until the last resident veteran died in 1941. The home was then closed and the buildings were demolished, except for the chapel and the Robinson House, the superintendent's dwelling. The chapel was restored in 1960-1961.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-52.)
Location. 37° 33.343′ N, 77° 28.569′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Museum District. Marker is on Grove Avenue, 0.1 miles west of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 Grove Avenue, Richmond VA 23221, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
Also see . . . Confederate Memorial Chapel. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on June 26, 2010.)
February 7, 2009
2. Confederate Memorial Chapel
July 3, 2009
3. Robert E. Lee Camp Marker.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts occupies the site of the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier's Home.
July 3, 2009
4. Surviving building of the Confederate Soldier's Home.
Photographed By Hugh C. Leighton Co., circa 1908
5. Headquarters, The Soldier's Home, Richmond, Va.
VCU Libraries Digital Collections - Rarely Seen Richmond
Photographed By Detroit Publishing Co.
6. R.E. Lee Camp, Confederate Home, Richmond, Va.
VCU Libraries Digital Collections - Rarely Seen Richmond
Photographed By Bobby J. Edwards, March 20, 2010
7. Confederate Memorial Chapel - Inside Gothic Door
Right exit Gothic designed Door of the Confederate War Memorial Chapel. Much of the Chapel Wood cut from the Grove of Oak Trees on the Soldiers Home Campus.
Photographed By Bobby J. Edwards, March 20, 2010
8. Memorial Chapel Mason and Hamlin Organ
The Mason and Hamlin Organ still works, and for special events such as Confederate Memorial Day Services, the Organ is played.
Photographed By Bobby J. Edwards, March 20, 2010
9. Chapel Pews and Gothic Stained Glass Windows
Chapel Pews are dark brown Oak benches, and wrap in a curved pattern to the center. The stained glass windows are remarkable works of art and are true memorials to different Confederate Officers, with one Californian and other Virginians.
Photographed By Bobby J. Edwards, March 20, 2010
10. Confederate Memorial Chapel Arches, Dedication to 260,000 Confederate Dead
The Confederate War Memorial Chapel, built from the efforts of war veterans was dedicated to the 260,000 Confederate Dead. The 3 Church Arches Speak to that dedication. The Veterans inscribed in gold gilt lettering on the Chapel Chancel Arch,
“In memory of the Confederate dead
In this place I will give thee peace
Saith the Lord of Host”
Photographed By Bobby J. Edwards, April 15, 2010
11. Confederate Memorial Chapel Marker
To The Glory of God
And in Memory of Members of
R. E. LEE CAMP No. 1
United Confederate Veterans
Who Owned The Soil Here
Had Their Abode in This Area
Worshipped and Were Buried
From This Chapel
With Affectionate Dedication By
United Daughters of The Confederacy - 1960
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 27, 2011
12. 42-pdr Seacoast Gun - Rifled and Banded
Displayed in front of the chapel is this seacoast gun, used by the Confederates during the Civil War. Originally cast by West Point Foundry, New York in 1856. During the war, Confederates had the gun rifled with a wrought iron reinforcing band added for strength. The muzzle was also trimmed down (possibly for use in ironclad ships). The gun saw service at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and was recovered there in the 20th century.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2009. This page has been viewed 4,025 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2009. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 4, 2009. 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 1, 2010, by Bobby J. Edwards of Yorktown, Virginia. 11. submitted on April 28, 2010, by Bobby J. Edwards of Yorktown, Virginia. 12. submitted on February 28, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.