To honor our Confederate Soldi
Salem, United States
<i>(Front)</i>: <center>1861 <b>C.S.A.</b> 1865<br> Erected by Southern Cross Chapter<br> U.D.C.<br> May 30, 1935</center><br> <i>(Front)</i>:<br> <center>Unmarked Graves</center> These men of the 17th Virginia Cavalry died during the 1863 and 1864 "winter camps" in the Salem area.<br> Their bodies may lie here in unmarked graves.<br> Charles A. Abbott, Co. A • Calvin Burris, Co. D • William Cooper, Co. G • Oliver J. Davis, Co. G • John S. Groves, Co. C • George Kale, Co. E • Elijah G. McCord, Co. C • George W. Sims (Sgt.), Co. C • Thomas A. Van Horn Co. B • James W. Westfall, Co. C • Morris Bond, Co. B • E. J. Childers, Co. B • David Crouse, Co. C • Isaac Groves, Co. C • Clark Harris, Co. C • John Martin, Co. D • H.S. Reed, Co. B • Marshall Smith, Co. C • R. J. Vint, Co. H