14-States Memorial - Lynchburg, Virginia - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

More than 2,200 Confederate Soldiers from all 14-Confederate States are buried in the Confederate Section of the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lynchburg was known as a Tobacco Town and during the Civil War many of the tobacco warehouses were turned into hospitals. Soon Lynchburg became known as the Confederate Hospital Center with trains bringing wounded soldiers to the area from battlefields throughout Virginia and the other nearby states. After the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864, Lynchburg, a city of just 6,000 residents was overwhelmed when more than 10,000 wounded Confederate Soldiers flooded the city hospitals. During the 4-years of Civil War between 20,000 and 30,000 wounded soldiers were admitted to the Lynchburg Hospitals. Of the solders that were treated in Lynchburg, some 3,000 died and 2,200 of those are buried here in the Confederate Section of the Old City Cemetery.

The 14-State Confederate Memorial stands on a small knoll overlooking the graves of the Confederate Soldiers. It represents the soldiers from the 14-Confederate States who “sleep here.”

Date Installed or Dedicated: 04/09/1921 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Southern Memorial Association Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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