Governor's Palace - Colonial Williamsburg, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team 57
N 37° 16.472 W 076° 42.157
18S E 349048 N 4126686
A revolutionary war cemetery on the grounds of the Governor's Palace of Colonial Williamsburg.
Waymark Code: WME8H9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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A plaque on the wall across from the cemetery provides all of the information for this cemetery. There are no individual headstones/markers.
Location type: Revolutionary War Veteran Cemetery

Grave Marker Text:
Within this Enclosure Lie Interred the Remains of One Hundered and Fifty Six Men and Two Women * * * These Remains were Discovered in the Year 1930 during the Excavations incident to the Reconstruction of the Palace and its Gardens and were left undisturbed No Record of Internments in this Garden has been found in spite of diligent and extended Search It is known that the Palace was used by George Washington as a Military Hospital during the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 Military Insignia were found in the Graves It is Concluded from this Evidence that the Palace Garden was used as a Cemetery for Soldiers of the Continential Army under his Command To the Memory of those who lie buried here this Enclosure is Dedicated

Date of Birth: Not listed

Date of Death: Not listed

Cause of death: Not listed

Ranks: Not listed
Visit Instructions:

PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

I have allowed one entry for a grave of British solders, but it was an exception. Please only list graves for Colonial soldiers.

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