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Title
Colonel James H. Drake Monument (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
Description
This small obelisk is located along Route 480 south of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It commemorates the place of death of Col. James H. Drake of the 1st Virginia Cavalry who was killed on July 16, 1863 in a series of engagements in Jefferson County following Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreat at Gettysburg. This is one of 25 obelisks erected in Jefferson County on the 50th anniversary of the Civil War, and the only one with an inscription.
Type
Site
Identifier
2494
Date Issued
1910-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,39.415333,-77.8379;
Europeana
Country
USA
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Colonel James H. Drake Monument (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
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TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Colonel_James_H._Drake_Monument__Shepherdstown,_West_Virginia__
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
United Confederate Veterans
Funded by
United Confederate Veterans
Inscription
Col. Drake
1st Va. Cavalry
Killed
State
West Virginia
County
Jefferson County
Affiliation
Union
Town
Shepherdstown
Location Type
Battlefield