A grateful people erected this to honor the service and sacrifice of soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion, naming Malvern Hill, Salem Heights, Petersburg, Crampton Pass, Spottsylvania, Roanoke Island, Cold Harbor, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mills, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Snickers Gap, Gettysburg, Winchester, Brandy Station, Cedar Creek, Aldie, Opequan, Culpepper, Five Forks, and Appomattox.