Stonewall Confederate Cemetery
Stonewall Confederate Cemetery is a subsection of Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia, established in 1866 for 2,575 Confederate soldiers who died in battle or in the hospitals in and around the Winchester area. A monument over the mass grave of more than 800 unknown Confederate soldiers is at the center of the cemetery, and there is a section for each state member of the Confederacy. The plots are thus organized according to the home states of the fallen soldiers within. There are state monuments in most of the sections.
Stonewall Confederate Cemetery | |
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Memorial to Confederate unknowns | |
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Established | 1866 |
Location | 305 E. Boscawen St., Winchester, Virginia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39°11′00″N 78°09′23″W |
Owned by | Mount Hebron Cemetery |
No. of graves | 2,575 |
Website | Stonewall Confederate Cemetery |
Find a Grave | Stonewall Confederate Cemetery |
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