Dead of the North Anna Battlefield
This monument honors all the valiant men who lost their lives on the battlefields of the North Anna
May 23-26, 1864
“No more shall the war cry sever,
or the winding rivers be red;
They banish our anger forever
when they laurel the graves of our dead!
Under the sod and the dew,
waiting the Judgement Day;
Love and tears for the blue,
tears and love for the gray.”
In memory of Cpl. Michael Shortell 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company G, Iron Brigade
Born: November 24, 1840 – New Brunswick, Canada
Enlisted: August 12, 1861 – Stockton, Wisconsin
Died: May 23, 1864 – Jericho Mill, Virginia
Kept in eternal remembrance by his family
The descendants of Mary and Lucy Shortell
Marker can be reached from Doswell Road (Virginia Route 685), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
