Confederate Cemetery - Fairmont, WV
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 28.806 W 080° 08.449
17S E 573893 N 4370408
Marker is located on Merchant Street, Fairmount WV. It was erected by the West Virginia Department of Culture and History in 1978.
Waymark Code: WM18NRG
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2023
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Confederate Cemetery
Near this point, in a mass grave, lie the remains of 39 Confederate soldiers from the 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th Virginia cavalry units--part of the force led by Gen. W. E. Jones. Attacked Fairmont April 29, 1863, after raids at Kingwood and Morgantown. The rebels routed the small Union forces, destroyed four railroad bridges, stole horses and cattle, and looted stores in town.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1978
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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