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Title
Cranes Nest Battlefield Tablet (Jenkins, Virginia)
Description
Erected on November 10th, 1998, the Cranes Nest Battlefield Tablet sits quietly on a mountainside backroad in Dickenson County, Virginia. The monument, composed of a granite tablet set upon a granite base, is dedicated to the Confederate soldiers who fought in service of their state in the battle of Cranes Nest. Privately funded by a local businessman and Sons of Confederate Veterans member, David Vanover, no information has been publicly released regarding the cost, artist, or creators of the monument. The Battle of Cranes Nest has been recognised by some as a fight of "brother against brother" since soldiers from both sides hailed from local towns. The location is regarded as a site of victory for the Confederates where they effectively defeated the Union army, killing 8 Virginian Union sympathizers. There is no evidence to suggest that memorial ceremonies or rituals still occur at the monument site
Contributor
Emily Amarelo
Type
Site
Identifier
2044
Date Issued
1998-11-10
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,36.9528160,-82.5241350;
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Country
United States
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Cranes Nest Battlefield Tablet
Europeana Type
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Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Cranes_Nest_Battlefield_Tablet_
Monument Type
Tablet
Erected by
David Vanover
Funded by
David Vanover
Run by
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
Material
granite and stone
Inscription
Cranes Nest Battlefield November 4, 1864 Dedicated To The Men Who Fought And Died In The Service Of Their State
Organisation
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
State
Virginia
County
Wise
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Jenkins