Confederate Cemetery - Lewisburg

The Confederate Cemetery is located on McElhenny Road in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County.


This cemetery is a cross-shaped mass grave containing the remains of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers who were killed or mortally wounded during the Battle of Lewisburg - May 23, 1862. The site lies within the position occupied by the Union forces. There are also three separate graves located within the small cemetery.

Cemetery Sign

Marker

Closeup of Above Marker

In Appreciation To

Lewisburg House & Garden Club

for the

Beautification & Maintenance

of

THE CONFEDERATE CEMETERY

MARKER

CLOSEUP OF ABOVE MARKER:

"Lewisburg, WV Confederate Burial Ground

Not for Fame or Reward

Not for place or rank

Not lured by Ambition

Or goaded by Necessity

But in Simple

Obedience to Duty

As they understood it

These men Suffered all

- Sacrificed all -

Dared All - - - - - - And Died

This poem in loving remembrance of patriots who died far from home.

Rest in peace."