Confederate Monument
historic site
a granite obelisk approximately fifty feet high, with commemorative bronze plaques identifying Confederate soldiers who died while interred at Fort Delaware.
- Access
- Yes
- Inscription
- Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of 2436 Confederate soldiers who died at Fort Delaware while prisoners of war and whose graves cannot now be individually identified.
- 0.6 mi off the Delaware Bayshore BywayNational
- 0.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
- 13.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 19 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
39.61172, -75.55609
Elevation 3 m (modelled from terrain)