Confederate Soldiers

Confederate Soldiers (HM2DWE)

Location: Alexandria, VA 22314
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 48.373', W 77° 2.814'

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"How sleep the brave who sink to rest
By all their country's wishes blest"

Beneath this mound lie the remains of thirty-four
Confederate Soldiers
Which were disinterred from the Alexandria Soldiers' Cemetery (Federal) and reinterred in this ground on the 27th day of December 1879, under the auspices of the Southern Memorial Association of Alexandria, Va.

[Names listed]

These men were prisoners of war who died in the Federal Hospitals in this city

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Original stone lies underneath
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HM NumberHM2DWE
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Placed ByMilitary Order of Stars and Bars, Gen. Samuel Cooper Chapter
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Date Added Monday, January 28th, 2019 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322264 N 4297262
Decimal Degrees38.80621667, -77.04690000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 48.373', W 77° 2.814'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 48' 22.38" N, 77° 2' 48.84" W
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Area Code(s)202, 703, 571
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200 N Washington St, Alexandria VA 22314, US
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