Confederate Cemetery , Point Lookout,MD - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

In 1910, when the federal government began maintenance of this property, an 80’ tall granite obelisk was erected marking the common grave. The monument includes 12 bronze tablets inscribed with the names and command of 3,382 known Confederate soldiers and sailors, and 44 civilians. Four of these tablets are attached to the base of the monument, and eight are on the grass mound supporting the monument. The Van Amridge Granite Company created the monument.
Adjacent to the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument, there is a marble monument erected by the State of Maryland in 1876 dedicated to the Confederate dead. This monument is not owned by the National Cemetery Administration.

Date Created/Placed: 1910 Height: 80' Illuminated: no Website: [Web Link] Address: Not listed

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