Dublin Core
Title
Heyward Shepherd Monument (Brunswick, West Virginia)
Source
american,confederatemonument,informationforms,sonsofconfederateveterans,daughters
Type
Site
Identifier
1564
Date Issued
1931-01-01
Extent
0m x 0m x 6.096m
Spatial Coverage
current,39.323055,-77.730219;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Heyward Shepherd Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Heyward_Shepherd_Monument
Monument Type
Stone - carved
Funded by
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans
Inscription
On the night of October 16, 1859, Heyward Shepherd, an industrious and respected colored freeman, was mortally wounded by John Brown's raiders. In pursuance of his duties as an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, he became the first victim of this attempted insurrection.
This boulder is erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans as a memorial to Heyward Shepherd, exemplifying the character and faithfulness of thousands of negros who, under many temptations throughout subsequent years of war, so conducted themselves that no stain was left upon a record which is the peculiar heritage of the American people, and an everlasting tribute to the best in both races
State
West Virginia
County
Jefferson
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Brunswick