Washington Confederate Cemetery, Military cemetery in Hagerstown, United States.
Washington Confederate Cemetery spans 2.75 acres within Rose Hill Cemetery, containing graves of 2,468 soldiers from Civil War battles including Antietam and Gettysburg.
The Maryland General Assembly established this cemetery in 1871 to provide proper burials for Confederate soldiers whose remains were scattered across western Maryland battlefields.
The Statue of Hope Monument, erected in 1877, stands 19 feet tall and features an inscription commemorating Confederate soldiers who died at Antietam and South Mountain.
Located along South Potomac Street between Spruce Street and Garlinger Avenue, the cemetery maintains records of 346 identified soldiers among the total interred.
Colonel Isaac E. Avery, mortally wounded at Gettysburg, wrote his final message in blood before his burial at this cemetery.
Location: Maryland
GPS coordinates: 39.64280,-77.72000
Latest update: March 2, 2025 19:51
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