Our Soldiers Cemetery is on the north side of Mount Jackson, Virginia. It was established in 1861 across the road from the Mount Jackson General Hospital, operated by the Confederate Medical Department.
During the war graves of the soldiers were marked with their names, units, and death dates. But after the war the graves were neglected, and by the time the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected the Monument To All Confederates in 1908, 112 had been lost. Today only three of the original 359 still stand: 1st Lieutenant Daniel C King, Company C, 16th North Carolina, died Jul 27 1863; Private John Hackett, Company E, 60th Georgia Infantry, died Aug 1 1863; and Solomon Shrader, Company C, 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry, died Aug 11 1863.
“To All Confederates” Monument
The monument of a Confederate soldier on a tall pedestal, hat off and bowing his head, was erected in the center of Our Soldiers Cemetery by the Mount Jackson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy on June 4, 1903.
Text from the front of the monument:
To All Confederates
Erected by
Mount Jackson Chapter of
the U.D.C.
May 1903
Text from the right side of the monument:
Ne’er braver bled for a brighter land
Nor brighter land had a cause so grand.
Text from the left side of the monument:
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps.
Text from the rear of the monument:
Soldiers buried here from
Virginia Georgia
No. Carolina So. Carolina
Alabama Tennessee
Maryland Louisiana
Texas
112 unknown
And now Lord, What wait I for
My hope is in thee.
1861-1865
Monument to the Confederate Hospital
The monument to the Confederate Hospital stands behind the “To All Confederates” Monument. It lists the names, units, states and death dates of the 359 Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery.
< See the tablets in an enlarged view with readable names and information >
Text from the central stone:
The Confederate Hospital was established at Mount Jackson under the direction of Dr. Andrew Russell Meem by rder of the Confederate Medical Department in Richmond, Virginia about September 15, 1861. Dr. Meem a native of the area, was a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Medical College.
Dr. Meem, on a visit to Harrisonburg February 26, 1865, became ill with an unknown ailment and died at the age of 41.
The hospital consisted of three two-story buildings, 150 feet ong, accomodating up to 500 patients. A cemetery was established across the Valley Pike on the west side on land belonging to Colonel Levi Rinker.
In the summer of 1865, the 192nd Ohio Volunteer Militia tore down the hospital and built a large village, including a courthouse, guardhouse, ballroom and gallows, at Rude’s Hill, three miles south of Mount Jackson. Federal occupation forces used these buildings throughout the reconstruction period. When reconstruction ended in 1875, the structures were removed.
D. Coiner Rosen Commemorative Bench
A bench in between the two monuments commemorates D. Coiner Rosen.
Text from the bench:
D. Coiner Rosen
Dedicated to the Preservation of Confederate History
This bench was dedicated
May 12, 2007
Camp No. 1951
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Edinburg – Mt. Jackson
Mount Jackson wayside and historical markers
Two Virginia Historical Markers and one Wayside Marker tell more of the story of the Confederate hospital at Mount Jackson.
< See the markers >
Location of Our Soldiers’ Cemetery
The cemetery, its monument and historical marker are on the north side of Mount Jackson, on the the west side of the Valley Pike (U.S. 11). They are about 0.4 mille south of Mount Jackson Road, which has an interchange with Interstate 81. (38°45’17.3″N 78°38’02.7″W)