Appomattox Court House * Tour the Village
The Raine Cemetery and Monument is on the south side of Virginia Route 24 near the entrance to Appomattox Court House Village. A wayside marker at the pull off tells its story.
From the inscription on the monument:
Raine
Erected by
C. Hunter Raine
In loving memory of his father
Chas. J. Raine
Captain of Lee Battery
Company A, Virginia Artillery.
C.S.A.
Killed in the Battle of
Mine Run, Va.
November 30th, 1863
and the members of
the family buried here.
From the wayside marker:
Raine Cemetery and Monument
The 30-foot obelisk marks the Raine family cemetery. Erected in 1912 by C. Hunter Raine, the monument honors past family members, including C. Hunter’s father, Charles James Raine, who served as a captain in the Lee Battery of Virginia Artillery. Captain Raine was killed in action on November 30, 1863, near Mine Run – east of Culpeper, Virginia. A total of nine known graves are associated with the Raine Cemetery.
The Raine family’s only connection to the surrender is the McLean House – where the surrender meeting between Generals Lee and Grant occurred. John Raine built the brick house in 1848 and for a time ran it as a tavern. Wilmer McLean purchased the house in the fall of 1862.
Interred in the Cemetery are:
Ann Eliza Raine
12/23/1848 to 8/10/1850
Charles Clifford Horner
1850 to 4/17/1851
Eliza D. Raine
11/04/1805 to 8/3/1856
John Raine
4/12/1795 to 4/17/1851
Ezekiel Adelbert Horner
1845 to 4/16/1855
Sarah Ann Eliza Horner
4/12/1828 to 6/16/1853
[Infant] Raine
4/16/1855 to 8/16/1856
John F. W. Raine
12/20/1853 to 10/5/1861
Charles J. Raine
About 1834 to 11/30/1863
From the caption to the inset photo at bottom left:
A Confederate veteran stands in front of the Raine monument during the June 11, 1926, Confederate reunion.
From the caption to the photo on the right:
Timothy O’Sullivan photographed the McLean House in the fall of 1865 (the McLeans appear on the porch). The Raine family operated it as a tavern before the war.
Location
The Raine Cemetery and Monument is south of Virginia Route 24, across from the Confederate Cemetery. A 300 yard (one way) trail leads to the cemetery and monument from the North Carolina Monument parking area on the south side of Route 24.