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Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg
Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg, April 2005
Location: Maple St. and US 60, Library Park, Lewisburg, West Virginia Coordinates: 37°48′7″N 80°27′6″W / 37.80194°N 80.45167°WCoordinates: 37°48′7″N 80°27′6″W / 37.80194°N 80.45167°W Area: 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) Built: 1862 Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 87002535[1] Added to NRHP: February 2, 1988 Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg is a historic cemetery located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The cemetery is the final resting place of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers from the Battles of Lewisburg (May 23, 1862) and Droop Mountain (November 6, 1863). They are buried in a three foot high mound shaped as a Christian cross. The cross measures 80 feet, 5 inches in length, with the "arm" extending 53 feet. There are four commemorative monuments, including one installed by the Federal government in 1956. It is enclosed by a six foot high wrought iron fence.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Michael J. Pauley and Michael Gioulis (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/greenbrier/87002535.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
External links
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Lists by county Barbour • Berkeley • Boone • Braxton • Brooke • Cabell • Calhoun • Clay • Doddridge • Fayette • Gilmer • Grant • Greenbrier • Hampshire • Hancock • Hardy • Harrison • Jackson • Jefferson • Kanawha • Lewis • Lincoln • Logan • Marion • Marshall • Mason • McDowell • Mercer • Mineral • Mingo • Monongalia • Monroe • Morgan • Nicholas • Ohio • Pendleton • Pleasants • Pocahontas • Preston • Putnam • Raleigh • Randolph • Ritchie • Roane • Summers • Taylor • Tucker • Tyler • Upshur • Wayne • Webster • Wetzel • Wirt • Wood • Wyoming
Other lists Categories:- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Confederate States of America memorials and cemeteries
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia in the American Civil War
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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