High Point, North Carolina - Confederate section of Oakwood Cemetery
BEFORE & AFTER the decorative fence was added around the Confederate Memorial in Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, North Carolina. Also notice the addition of a privacy fence in the background. BEFORE photo taken Jan 2020. AFTER photo just taken April 2025.
In 1867, the remains of the 50 soldiers buried here were gathered and reinterred in a mass grave in this northeast corner of Oakwood Cemetery, which was established in 1859. This site is notable for having individual headstones with names and records for 48 of the 50 soldiers, a rarity for that era of mass burials. The names include soldiers primarily from the Carolinas and Georgia, such as Capt. B. L. Burnett (1st S.C.) and W. W. Saunders (2nd S.C.).
The Confederate Memorial, erected in 1899, is an obelisk on a concrete and stone base, now painted with the Confederate battle flag. It stands near the burial marker and commemorates the Confederate soldiers. The dedication ceremony included speeches about the Confederate Soldiers.
During the War, High Point was a small village, and the Barbee Hotel (later known as the Barbee House) was converted into a Wayside Hospital on September 1, 1863. This hospital treated Confederate soldiers, many of whom were sent to larger facilities in Goldsboro, Richmond, or Petersburg when stable. However, 50 soldiers died at this hospital and were initially buried in various locations around High Point, including private yards.
An oval-topped marker embedded in a mound of rocks and featuring a large iron Southern Cross of Honor directs visitors to the burial site.
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In 1867, the remains of the 50 soldiers buried here were gathered and reinterred in a mass grave in this northeast corner of Oakwood Cemetery, which was established in 1859. This site is notable for having individual headstones with names and records for 48 of the 50 soldiers, a rarity for that era of mass burials. The names include soldiers primarily from the Carolinas and Georgia, such as Capt. B. L. Burnett (1st S.C.) and W. W. Saunders (2nd S.C.).
The Confederate Memorial, erected in 1899, is an obelisk on a concrete and stone base, now painted with the Confederate battle flag. It stands near the burial marker and commemorates the Confederate soldiers. The dedication ceremony included speeches about the Confederate Soldiers.
During the War, High Point was a small village, and the Barbee Hotel (later known as the Barbee House) was converted into a Wayside Hospital on September 1, 1863. This hospital treated Confederate soldiers, many of whom were sent to larger facilities in Goldsboro, Richmond, or Petersburg when stable. However, 50 soldiers died at this hospital and were initially buried in various locations around High Point, including private yards.
An oval-topped marker embedded in a mound of rocks and featuring a large iron Southern Cross of Honor directs visitors to the burial site.
#headstone #oldcemetery #cemetery #cemeteryexploring #CSA #dixie #Dixieland #history #southern #americana #civilwar #livinghistory #Confederate #travel
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