Confederate Dead Monument - Thornrose Cemetery
West Panel:
Honor to the Brave
870 Lie Here
Recorded by Name, Company & Regiment:
From
Virginia 385, N. Carolina 176, S. Carolina 59,
Georgia 208, Alabama 49, Florida 8,
Mississippi 11, Louisiana 19, Tennessee 12,
Arkansas 20, Texas 3,
And 207
Recorded by Name Only
Confederate Dead
South Panel:
“There is True Glory and a True Honor
The Glory of Duty Done,
The Honor of the Integrity of Principle”
Robert E. Lee
North Panel:
Weigh Not Their Worth
By The Balance Of Battle
These Have Glorified Their Cause
By The Record Of Noble Sacrifice,
The Simple Manhood Of Their Lives,
The Patient Endurance Of Suffering,
And The Heroism Of Death.
May Such Fidelity And Patriotism
Endure Forever.
East Panel:“As Unknown And Yet Well Known”
Around This Shaft
Are Gathered Also The Remains Of
About 700 Confederate Soldiers,
Not Recorded By Name,
From Fields of Allegheny, McDowell,
Cross Keys, Port Republic, Piedmont &c.
Virginia Forgets Not Any
Who Died In Her Defence.
Marker can be reached from West Beverly Street (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
