German Confederate Soldier's Monument

(North face)

In

The Confederate Army

the Soldiers

Whom this Monument

Commemorates

Illustrated in Death as in Life

The German's Devotion to Duty

Beneath this monument, repose

the remains of

John A. Wagener,

Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876

(South face)

Names of Battles and Engagements,

in which either the German Artillery-

Company A, the German Arttillery

Company B, The German Volunteers,

Hampton Legion, or the German

Hussers Participated.

Morris Island             S.C.   Second Battle of Manassas VA.

Port Royal                  S.C.   Boonsboro Gap                MD.

Cockpit Point             VA.    Sharpsburg                       MD. 

Seige of Charleston S.C.   Fredericksburg                 VA.

West Point                  VA.    Suffolk                               VA.

Mechanicsville          VA.    Gettysburg                        PA.

Gaines' Mill                VA.    Ogeechee                         GA.

Meyer's Farm             VA.    Coosawhatchie                S.C.

Frazer's Farm             VA.    Toogoodoo                       S.C.

Malvern Hill               VA.    Tulifinne                            S.C.

                                Fayetteville      N.C.

(West face)

German Volunteers German Hussars

Hampton Legion C.S.A.

C.S.A.

Sergeant John C. Hahn Sergeant J.D.H. Wulbern

Private Willism Meitzler Private Heinrich Block

" Nic. Von Dohlen " Heinrich Wrede

" Bernhard Olfers " Heinrich Holway

" Hermann Wrede " Heinrich Schroder

" Fritz Kessler " Wm. Fischbeck

" E.J.H. Hopcke

" Michel Hoffmann

" Isidor Phillips

" Wm. Pilgrim

" David W. Unger

(East face)

German Artillery                    German Artillery

Company A- C.S.A.                 Company B- C.S.A.

Captain    C.Nohrden            Lieutenant    B. Meyerhoff

Sergeant J.D. Goetjen         Sergeant       M. Schroder

Corporal  J.C.L. Schroder    Private          Wm. Bringeworth

      "         C.F. Carlson            "                   F.W. Bornemann

Private    A. Hoberg                "                   C. Grabau

    "          W. Kruger                 "                   H. Hencken

    "          H. Ackermann          "                   C. Hencken

    "          Wm. Meyer               "                   Heinrich Harken

    "          F. Meyerdierks        "                   H.M. Howard

    "          F. Tassaro                "                   F. Itgen

    "          W. Leopold               "                  J. Klee

    "          H. Hasse                   "                  J.D. Law

    "          C.H. Hencken           "                  Claus Meyer

    "          H. Fajon                    "                  H. Meyer

                                                  "                  J.W. Meyer

                                                  "                  G. Peters

                                                  "                  H. Seedorf

                                                  "                  L. Windhorst

Marker is on Cunnington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB