Valley Mountain Confederate Monument
Confederate
This small monumental cross commemorates the fallen Confederate soldiers of the 1861 Battle of Cheat Mountain. The monument sits atop Valley Mountain, where Confederate forces were gathered. It was unveiled in July 1902 before a procession of foot- and mounted men, clergymen, a marching band from Marlinton and an audience of roughly 2,000 civilians.
Monument type:
Cross
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Dedication Date:
1902-07-17
Address:
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
USA
Inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Confederate soldiers of the 21st and 15th Virginia Reg'ts. Valley Mountain. 1861
Non sibi sed patriae.
Erected by comrades, 1902
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Material:
Granite
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Erected by:
Granddaughters of Colonel A.C.L. Gatewood
Funded by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Veterans
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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