Unknown Soldiers
N 37° 48.987 W 080° 33.925
17S E 538250 N 4185539
Tells you why Confederate soldiers died near here.
Waymark Code: WMECR6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2012
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Unknown Soldiers
Six miles west, a Confederate regt. from Georgia camped at Blue Sulphur Springs in improvised shelters, during the winter of 1863. Many died of exposure and disease, and are buried on the hill 400 yards north of the spring.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Unknown Soldiers
Marker Location: On Rt 12 south west of Asbury near Co. Rt 31.
County or Independent City: Asbury
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1980
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