In 1868, the Ladies Warren Memorial Association was given the onerous task of collecting the remains of the dead Confederate soldiers who had been buried scattered across Warren County, Virginia. 276 soldiers representing all 13 states of the Confederacy were recovered and reinterred at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal. Ninety soldiers were identified and buried arranged in a circle and each marked with a headstone. 186 unidentified soldiers were buried in a common grave in the center of the circle. In 1888, a tall granite monument was erected above them.

The marble and granite monument was done by sculptor John B. Graver and features a draped urn with flame on top of an 18′ column. On the front face of the column, there is a relief of a belt with scabbard and sword. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base:

Front:

IN MEMORY OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX HONORED MEN WHO LIE BURIED HERE FROM THIS AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES. THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF TRUTH AND RIGHT.

Right:

VIRGINIA HONOR THE BRAVE.

Back:

THEY DIED IN THE CAUSE OF HONOR AND JUSTICE.

Left:

ERECTED BY THE LADIES WARREN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION AUGUST 24TH 1882.