Blandford Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

1. Blandford Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The brick church on Well’s Hill, now known as Old Blandford Church, was built between 1734 and 1737, the British General Phillips was buried in the churchyard in 1781. In the cemetery is a monument to Captain McRae and the Petersburg Volunteers, who at Fort Meigs in 1813 won for Petersburg the name of the “Cockade City of the Union.” Soldiers of six wars rest here, among them 30,000 Confederates.

Erected 1931 by Virginia Conservation & Development Commission - For the City of Petersburg. (Marker Number QA-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 13.57′ N, 77° 23.306′ W. Marker was in Petersburg, Virginia. It was on Crater Road (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named Blandford Church and Cemetery (here, next to

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this marker); Battle of Petersburg (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Petersburg (here, next to this marker); People's Memorial Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); War of 1812 Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Blandford Church (about 500 feet away); Cockade Monument (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Blandford Church (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement Marker At This Location also titled "Blandford Church and Cemetery ".

Also see . . . Old Blandford Church. (Submitted on March 24, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Old Blandford Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

2. Old Blandford Church

This old church is surrounded by the Blandford Cemetery.

Blandford Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

3. Blandford Cemetery

Soldiers of six wars are burried in the Blandford Cemetery.

<i>Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

4. Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va.

Blandford Cemetery Confederate Section image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 6, 2013

5. Blandford Cemetery Confederate Section

Gen. Philips Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

6. Gen. Philips Grave

This is the grave of British Maj. Gen. William Philips, who died May 13, 1781, shortly after the Battle of Petersburg.

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient George W. Bright grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 21, 2001

7. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient George W. Bright grave marker

He is buried in Blandford Cemetery, Section 13, Lot 6

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,704 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on October 12, 2015. 5. submitted on June 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 6. submitted on March 24, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on January 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.