Oak Grove Cemetery — Attraction in Lexington

Being a

Being an American Civil War history buff and also having been a civil war reenactor for years in my younger days, my wife and I visited the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery once when we were in Lexington, VA.

It WAS named after Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous Confederate general, who was buried here in 1863. Also buried here are 144 Confederate veterans, and two Governors of Virginia.

The current "woke" name dates to September 3, 2020 when this country began trying to bury US history, especially civil war history.

The cemetery is located on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, less than a mile from the campuses of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.

It is a part of this country's history so if you're ever in the area it's definitely a place to visit unless this country's past history will offend you. LOL! If it does I wouldn't bother with this location! 😂🇺🇸

Note: if you're wondering why in the photos the memorial headstone of Stonewall Jackson you see lemons scattered on the ground, he was a long-time sufferer of an ulcer. His treated this by constantly sucking on lemons; even when he was in the midst of battle. Interestingly, if he did have an ulcer the citric acid would have exacerbated the problem all the more. 🤷‍♂️ So, it is a tradition when you visit his grave to throw a lemon onto the ground near...

The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery host nearly 150 Confederate Veterans, two Governors of VA, as well as many other notable individuals.

The center piece and most obvious individual, of course, is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson himself and surrounding family members.

The cemetery is quite small compared to what I imagined, though, it is full of notable names and historic legends that made this one of the most hallowed and humble cemeteries that I ever had the honor of walking through.

I had only wished that I knew half of the individuals that were there, prior to me visiting, so I could have truly taken it in for all it was.

Very well kept, clean, and honorable place. I would recommend time for a long stroll to pay out respects and seek out notable names, if you truly want to take all of it in.

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I went here after visiting the Thomas Stonewall Jackson's home. There are some very intresting graves here besides Stonewall Jackson and his family. One of my favorate ones that I saw was one tjat had TEXICAN revolution soldier 1836 prisioner of war 1842 and Col confederate army 1862. He also dies in the war at the age of 62. There are 2 iron fenced areas that one holds his first wife and the second was Stonewalls Jackson's orginal grave before it wad moved to under his statue. The men who served in the confeferate army are marked with brass soldiers placks and their wifes also marked the same way. There are quite a few of them in this cemetery. Great place to visit for...