NOTTOWAY COUNTY, VA - CEMETARY –  St. Lukes Church (rear) Cemetery

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, 1862-63 – A Confederate Hospital:
                  1936 Apr. 13
                  Research made by A. L. Cole

Location:         Nottoway County, Virginia



HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

During the War Between the States there was located near the freight depot of 
the Norfolk and Western Railway in Blackstone, then the Southside Railway in 
Blacks and Whites, a confederate hospital.  This hospital, which was used during 
the year 1862-63, was situated here, as this locality was removed from the scene 
of conflict.  The building has long since passed out of existence.

Dr. Blandy, a native of Delaware, who had come south to Nottoway before the war, 
and married a niece of Edwin Booth, who lived at Shenstone, was placed in charge 
as his sympathy was entirely Southern.  He was afterwards in charge of a larger 
confederate hospital at Burkeville.  It is not known just how many soldiers were 
received into this hospital or how many died.  It is known, however, that some 
died, and were buried in old St. Luke’s burying ground.  This burying ground is 
just back of Mr. Pryer Jones’ home in Blackstone, on old Jordans Road.

The old Nottoway Parish gives the following accounts:

Sept. 5, 1862 – John Kitchen, Company H. Sixth Regiment S.C. Volunteers, died in 
hospital at Blacks and Whites (Blackstone) and interred in rear of St. Luke’s 
church, under a large pine.

Sept. 29, 1862 – Private Asa W. Jennings Co. H. 24th Ga. Regt. Capt. Keeland, 
died in hospital at Blacks and Whites, interred next to north side of Kitchen’s 
grave.

Dec. 4, 1862 – Remains of John Kitchen dis-interred for removal by friends in 
South Carolina.

March 31, 1862 – W. H. Harding Co. F. 3rd. N.C. Regt. died in hospital at Blacks 
and Whites, interred rear of St. Lukes Church next to north of Jennings grave.

March 28, 1863 – Drewry Wall, Co. K. 52 N.C. Regt. died in hospital Blacks and 
Whites interred in former grave of John Kitchen.

Dec. 31, 1863 – K. B. Woodall Co. H. 24 Texas  Regt. died in hospital Blacks and 
Whites, interred next to north of Harding’s grave.

Aug. 2, 1863 – James Holt, Co. D. 6th Texas Regt. died in hospital Blacks and 
Whites, interred next to north of Woodall.

If these graves had markers they have been destroyed.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informant:  Walter A. Watson and W. R. Turner

Old Nottoway Parish.


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