Memorial to Confederate Soldiers - Monroe County, West Virginia
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N 37° 35.739 W 080° 32.639
17S E 540256 N 4161050
The Memorial to the Confederate Soldiers of Monroe County, West Virginia stands near Route 219, 1-mile north of the town of Union.
Waymark Code: WM145E
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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The Monroe County Confederate Memorial stands adjacent to U. S. Route 219, about 1-mile north of the Town of Union, West Virginia. A descendant of Allen Caperton donated the plot of land to the Daughters of the Confederacy in the late 1890’s. Mr. Caperton held the distinction of being both a United States and a Confederate Senator. Allen Capeton was a descendent of Hugh Caperton who was a United States Congressman form 1813 – 1815. This monument was dedicated on August 21, 1901 before a crowd of 10,000 people. The featured speaker was Confederate General John Echols who once lived nearby.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 08/21/1901

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: United Daughters of the Confederacy

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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