Greensville County Confederate Memorial, Emporia, Virginia
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 41.203 W 077° 32.534
18S E 272855 N 4063131
This monument is on the grounds of the County Courthouse in Emporia, the County Seat of Greensville County.
Waymark Code: WMJNY
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GeoGordie
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This is a traditional Confederate Memorial like those found in many counties in the South. It was erected in 1910. The area around the base is nicely landscaped.

The main inscription reads:

TO THE
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
OF GREENSVILLE COUNTY
1861-1865
WHO, IN DEFENCE OF RIGHTS
THEY BELIEVED SACRED
TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST
THE INVADERS OF VIGINIA

"THE GLORY DIES NOT, AND
THE GRIEF IS PAST."

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Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1910

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

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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