The D. H. Hill School -- Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte NC
N 35° 14.152 W 080° 50.833
17S E 513902 N 3899211
This specific veteran's memorial at the Confederate Cemetery inside Elmwood Cemetery at Charlotte NC honors the men of the D. H. Hill School who left school to fight in the Civil War, and their officers, who are recognized by name.
Waymark Code: WMX3F0
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2017
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This modern unreconstructed Neo-Confederate monument placed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans stands inside the fenced Confederate Cemetery in Elmwood Cemetery at Charlotte NC. It is dedicated to the Confederate soldiers of the NC Military Institute, who left school and fought as part of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the US Civil War.
This plaque was originally located at the site of the NC Military Institute, but was moved to the cemetery in 2016.
The monument reads as follows:
"GEN. D. H. HILL SCHOOL
Formerly the N.C. Military Institute
1859-1861
MAJOR D. H. HILL, U.S.A., Supt.
Cadets under his command
volunteered for service
in the Confederate Army
DANIEL HARVEY HILL
Born 1821 - Died 1889
Col. First N.C. Regiment, CSA
Lieut. Gen, CSA
Editor-Educator 1865-1889
“No braver soldier ever trod the path of duty” – Ashe
Erected by Stonewall Jackson Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy
September 1927
This plaque donated by the Stonewall Jackson Chapter UDC
Comprised part of an earlier CSA Monument erected in 1927
This memorial originally located at the school site
Morehead St. & S Blvd. Relocated here Feb. 2016."
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
dawn-dusk daily
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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