Mass grave at Lewisburg unique in U.S. among Confederate monuments (WV)
Traditionally pennies have been laid on the marker of the cross-shaped mass grave of 95 unknown Confederates in the Cemetery at Lewisburg
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Of the many historic landmarks in charming Lewisburg, West Virginia, perhaps none is more remarkable than a cross-shaped Confederate grave on a hill above the city’s downtown historic district.
According to a prominent West Virginia historian, it may be among the most remarkable burial grounds in the nation.
In a shady park setting ideally suited to contemplation, the remains of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers lie buried in a mass grave that historians and travel ambassadors say is truly unique.
According to historian Mike Gioulis, the cemetery is singular in West Virginia and is the sole remaining artifact of the Battle of Lewisburg, fought in 1862.
“This is the only military cemetery with this landscaped configuration in West Virginia and is one of the state’s only cemeteries of Confederate dead,” Gioulis said in his nomination of the site to the National Register of Historic Places.
“It is also significant as the only physical reminder of any consequence of the…
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