Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg
National Register of Historic Places

Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Listed
February 2, 1988
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
87002535

About this property

Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg (also known as Confederate Burial Grounds) 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. The Confederate "monument was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of $2,800. The monument was originally located on the campus of the Greenbrier College, but moved to its present location, when U.S. Route 60 was relocated." It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Location

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37.80209, -80.45138

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Averell's Raid: Skirmish at Lewisburg approach (1863)
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Averell's Second Raid (Droop Mountain approach)
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When was Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg listed on the National Register?

Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1988.

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