Raine Cemetery and Monument - Appomattox, VA
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N 37° 22.525 W 078° 48.331
17S E 694304 N 4138779
One of many historical markers located inside the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Waymark Code: WMN5GM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2014
Views: 5
The plaque says, "The 30-foot obelisk marks the Raine family cemetery. Erected in 1912 by C. Hunter Raine, the monument honors past family members, including C. Hunter’s father, Charles James Raine, who served as a captain in the Lee Battery of Virginia Artillery. Captain Raine was killed in action on November 30, 1863, near Mine Run – east of Culpeper, Virginia. A total of nine known graves are associated with the Raine Cemetery.
The Raine family’s only connection to the surrender is the McLean House – where the surrender meeting between Generals Lee and Grant occurred. John Raine built the brick house in 1848 and for a time ran it as a tavern. Wilmer McLean purchased the house in the fall of 1862.
Interred in the cemetery are:
Ann Eliza Raine
12/23/1848 to 8/10/1850
Charles Clifford Horner
1850 to 4/17/1851
Eliza D. Raine
11/04/1805 to 8/3/1856
John Raine
4/12/1795 to 4/17/1851
Ezekiel Adelbert Horner
1845 to 4/16/1855
Sarah Ann Eliza Horner
4/12/1828 to 6/16/1853
[Infant] Raine
4/16/1855 to 8/16/1856
John F. W. Raine
12/20/1853 to 10/5/1861
Charles J. Raine
About 1834 to 11/30/1863"
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: National Park Service
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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