The Union Soldiers of Shockoe Hill

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The Union Soldiers of Shockoe Hill

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Links & Further Information

The Military Order of the Loyal Legion

The Prisoner of War marker in Shockoe Hill Cemetery was placed through the efforts of the Virginia Commandery of the  Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), the oldest Civil War descendants' organization. Its emblem is shown at left. Find out more about the Loyal Legion by contacting me, or by visiting:


https://www.loyallegionva.com


Civil War Richmond

Ranger Mike Gorman of the National Park Service has brought together primary source documents and other data, including much about Richmond prisons and prisoners, at:


http://civilwarrichmond.com

The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Founded in 2006, this citizens group helps the City of Richmond preserve, improve and interpret Richmond's oldest city-owned burial ground. Find out more at:


https://shockoehillcemetery.org


https://www.facebook.com/ShockoeHillCemetery


and


https://www.facebook.com/ShockoeHillCemeterySoldiers

Shockoe Hill Cemetery history

Information about the history of the Cemetery, as compiled by Dr. Ryan Smith of Virginia Commonwealth University, can be found at:


https://www.richmondcemeteries.org/shockoe-hill/


Shockoe Hill African Burial Ground

The effort to recognize, conserve and interpret the Shockoe Hill African Burial Ground, in part of which the "Union Soldiers of Shockoe Hill" were first interred, is detailed at: 


https://www.sacredgroundproject.net/p/2nd-african-burial-ground.html


Contact Us

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This website is based on information researched, compiled and digested by 

Jeffry Burden of Richmond, Virginia.


Please contact Jeffry for further information on this project; with questions on any of the men listed on this site; or with information on others who you believe may have been originally buried on Shockoe Hill. With your help, we may be able to identify many more of the 

Union Soldiers of Shockoe Hill.

The Union Soldiers of Shockoe Hill

Shockoe Hill Cemetery is located at 300 Bates Street, Richmond.

The Cemetery is open dawn to dusk. The entrance on Hospital Street is always open.

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