NRHP Reference # 87002535 Year built 1862 | Area 2,000 m² Added to NRHP 2 February 1988 | |
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Address Mc Elhenny Rd, Lewisburg, WV 24901, USA Similar Old Stone Presbyter Church, North House Museum, Rosewood Cemetery, Greenbrier Memorial Gardens, Greenbrier County Convention | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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