Battle of Lewisburg Confederate Memorial

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Title

Battle of Lewisburg Confederate Memorial

Description

This marker is located in the Confederate Cemetery of Lewisburg, West V.A., and serves as a headstone for the common grave of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers who fought at the 1862 Battle of Lewisburg and were buried unclaimed.

Type

Site

Identifier

2500

Date Issued

1956-10-13

Extent

m x m x m

Spatial Coverage

current,37.802117,-80.451567;

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

Battle of Lewisburg Confederate Memorial

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Battle_of_Lewisburg_Confederate_Memorial

Monument Type

Plaque

Material

Bronze,stone

Inscription

Confederate Cemetery Remains of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers who fought in the Battle of Lewisburg on 23 May 1862 lie in this cross shaped common grave. It has an upright 80 feet long and cross arms of 40 feet. After the Civil War the unclaimed dead were removed from the Lewisburg Cemetery and reburied in this common grave. The bronze marker which serves as a headstone was provided by the Federal Government on 13 November 1956.

State

West Virginia

County

Greenbrier

Affiliation

Confederate

Town

Lewisburg

Location Type

Cemetery