Confederate Soldiers of Greensville County

To the

Confederate Soldiers

of Greensville County

1861.-1865.

Who, in defence of rights

they believed sacred,

took up arms against

the invaders of Virgina.

"The glory dies not and

the grief is past."

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Erected by the Daughters

of the Confederacy

of Greensville County,

Virginia, 1910

Marker is on South Main Street (U.S. 301) south ...

Windsor Hill Plantation

Windsor Hill Plantation, steeped in the history

and traditions of the South of another

day, was for a time the home of one of the best

known and highly respected heroes of the

American Revolution.

General William Moultrie

General William Moultrie was ...

"Four score and seven..."

The rare image reproduced at right, courtesy of William A. Frassanito, Gettysburg Then & Now (Thomas Publications), is one of only 9 photos known to have been taken of the dedication ceremonies in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863, during which ...

Early Drawbridge

One of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by British troops, 1781.

Marker is on Castle Hayne Road (U.S. 117) just north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling ...

"The Great Peace Jubilee"

On July 1-4, 1913, the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated with the first joint reunion for all Union and Confederate veterans, many of whom fought here in 1863.

53,407 veterans attended. 44,713 Union and 8,694 Confederate. A ...

Going Great Guns

Picture this space in action as gun crews drilled in live fire exercises – the booming noise of cannon, the thick smoke, the smell of burnt powder, and the shouting of commands.

This casemate, a chamber with openings for cannons, could ...

Better Than a Tent...

On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the Union Army retreated from positions behind you to Cemetery Hill, the high ground in front of you. By early evening Union pickets along this area of the Emmitsburg Road were being harassed ...

The Depot Explosion and Mystery

On the evening of March 2, 1913, an explosion destroyed the Houston, East & West Texas Railroad depot at this site, disrupting the town's vital source of transportation and trade. Although a body was not discovered, it was presumed a ...

Wilkes-Barre

Laid out 1770 by a group of Connecticut settlers, on land claimed by that state. Seat of "County of Westmoreland," erected 1776. Near here took place the Wyoming Massacre, 1778, and the "Pennamite Wars" of 1769-72 and 1784.

Marker is on ...

Missouri

[West Side of Marker]

To her 6th 8th 10th and 26th Infty. Battery F.

Engaged on the north end of Missionary Ridge.

[East Side of Marker]

To her 2nd and 15th Infty.

U.S.A.

Who reached this position in the ...