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Front Royal – Monuments and Markers – 1862 Valley Campaign

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The Monument to Mosby’s Men is in Prospect Hill Cemetery on the southwest side of Front Royal, Virginia. (see map below) It was erected in 1899 by the survivors of Mosby’s command as a memorial to the seven rangers executed by Union cavary in Front Royal in September of 1864. The monument is flanked by two 30-pounder Parrott Rifles.

A wayside marker on Richardson’s Hill on the north side of Front Royal tells more of the story of the executions of Mosby’s men.

From the monument:

Mosby’s Men

Erected
1899
By the survivors of
Mosby’s Command
in memory of
seven comrades
executed
while prisoners of war
near this spot,
September 23rd, 1864

Dolce et decorum est, pro patria mori

Location of the Monument to Mosby’s Men

The monument is in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Front Royal, Virginia. Mount Prospect Cemetery is on the southwest side of Front Royal. It can be reached by taking Mount Prospect Street all the way to its west end, which leads into the entrance to the cemetery. A sidewalk then leads 85 yards due west of the cemetery entrance to the monument. (38°54’51.9″N 78°11’47.0″W)