Virginia Monument, Gettysburg

Name: Virginia Monument
Address: Gettysburg, United States

#13 among attractions in Gettysburg

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The Virginia Monument is a Battle of Gettysburg memorial to the commonwealth's "Sons at Gettysburg" with a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee on his horse Traveller and a "bronze group of figures representing the Artillery, Infantry, and Cavalry of the Confederate Army". The equestrian statue is atop a granite pedestal and the group of six standing figures is on a sculptured bronze base with the figures facing the Field of Pickett's Charge and the equestrian statue of Union General George G. Meade on Cemetery Ridge. ()

Coordinates: 39°48'51"N, 77°15'1"W

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Virginia Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennsylvania State Memorial, 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery.

0.9 miSE
Monuments and statues
Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg
24 min walk • The Pennsylvania State Memorial stands as a testament to the valor and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, within the historical boundaries of the Gettysburg National...
0.8 miE
Monuments and statues
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Gettysburg
20 min walk • Standing solemnly in the historic grounds of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument is a testament to the valor and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in one of the most pivotal battles of the American Civil War.
1.1 miNE
Cemetery, Historical place
Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg
28 min walk • Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery created for Union/Federal casualties of the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
1.1 miE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg
29 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery – formerly called Citizen's Cemetery and Ever Green Cemetery – is a historic 29.12 acre rural cemetery located just outside Gettysburg Borough, in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
~1760 ftNE
Monuments and statues
North Carolina Monument, Gettysburg
9 min walk • The North Carolina Monument is a North Carolina memorial of the American Civil War commemorating the 32 Carolina regiments in action at the Battle of Gettysburg. The monument is a public artwork by American sculptor Gutzon Borglum located on Seminary Ridge, West Confederate Avenue, in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Hill, Cemetery
Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg
32 min walk • Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
1 miE
Cemetery
Gettysburg Rostrum, Gettysburg
26 min walk • The Gettysburg Rostrum is a Gettysburg Battlefield venue for historical commemorations which have included addresses by US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
0.7 miE
Memorial
The Angle, Gettysburg
19 min walk • The Angle is a Gettysburg Battlefield area which includes the 1863 Copse of Trees used as the target landmark for Pickett's Charge, the 1892 monument that marks the high-water mark of the Confederacy, a rock wall, and several other Battle of Gettysburg monuments.
0.4 miW
Forest
Pitzer Woods, Gettysburg
11 min walk • Pitzer Woods is a Gettysburg Battlefield site used for Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War such as the 1933–37 Camp Renaissance Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
1.1 miNE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Dobbin House Tavern, Gettysburg
29 min walk • The Dobbin House Tavern, known also as Dobbin House, on 89 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was established in 1776, making it the oldest standing structure in the town limits of Gettysburg.
1.1 miE
Monuments and statues
Soldiers' National Monument, Gettysburg
28 min walk • The Soldiers' National Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which is located at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery. It honors the battle's soldiers and tells an allegory of "peace and plenty under freedom … following a heroic struggle." In addition to an...

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Which popular attractions are close to Virginia Monument?

Nearby attractions include Spangler Woods, Gettysburg (5 min walk), North Carolina Monument, Gettysburg (9 min walk), Pitzer Woods, Gettysburg (11 min walk), McMillan Woods, Gettysburg (11 min walk).