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Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barry Floore (barrito@juno.com) April 11, 1999 ---------------------------------------- Confederate Cemetery Old Village, Mount Pleasant South Carolina Recorded Aug. 1997 to Oct. 1998 Cross the Cooper River Bridges (HWY 17) and turn onto Coleman Boulevard (HWY 703), head down that road until you read Shem Creek. After crossing the bridge, take a right at the split in the road.. Continue straight down that road until you reach King Street -- take a right onto King until you come to Carr Street (on the corner should be a pink building called the Darby Building). Take a left onto Carr and the cemetery will be on your left. If you get lost, ask anyone for directions to the Darby Building in the Old Village, that should get you there. There are 15 gravestones, 2 monuments, and a historical marker in this cemetery. However, in 1884, when the foundations were being laid for the Darby Building (at the time, it was to be the county courthouse for Berkley County), hundreds of unmarked skeletons were found. These unmarked graves were probably patients at the time of the Civil War, when the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church was the town's hospital. It was the custom at the time to bury soldiers in large unmarked graves, mainly because it was impossible to identify many of them. The "home made" cement gravestone comemorates these soldiers. All of the graves are in good condition, with the stone of William M. Farabee damaged to the point of having lost information. There is a map that accompanies this information in its published and HTML forms. 1.Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM M. / Son of / S.F. & JOANNA FARABEE / who was born / Sept. 1st 18-- ----- 2. In memory of / Susan A. / Daughter of / Dr. B.M. and M.D. / Brailsford / Born Feb. 26 1866 / Died April 17 1889 / Asleep in Jesus ----- 3. Footstone: A.R. / 1814 Headstone: In / Memory of / Abraham Roach / a resident of Columbia S.C. / Who died Novr 9th / 1814 / Aged 49 years / You must die ----- 4. Footstone: M.E.S. / 1895. Headstone: IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE / MIDDLETON ELLIOT SMITH / 4th son of / S. PORCHER & HENRIETTA A. SMITH / Born December 25, 1881 / Died February 12, 1895 / A place is vacant in our home / which never can be filled. ----- 5.Coping: J. J. Williams Headstone: Joseph J. Williams / Dec. 3, 1829. / March 11, 1889. Sarah J. Williams / June 25, 1838. / Feb. 24, 1908. ----- 6. Life's labor is over / JOSEPH JOHN WILLIAMS / Born in Pitt. Co. No. Ca. / December 3rd 1829 / Died in Mt.Pleasant, S.C. / March 11th 1889 / Peace to his Ashes. ----- 7. IN MEMORIAM / HENRY LAURENS / PINCKNEY McCORMICK / 1831 / FAITHFUL, FEARLESS, / JUST AND GENEROUS / -AT REST - / McCORMICK ----- 8. IN MEMORIAM / EMILIE MARION / WIFE OF / H.L.P. McCORMICK / 1841-1900 / FAITHFUL, JUST AND / GENEROUS / -AT REST- / McCORMICK ----- 9.Side 1: By the united efforts / and enduring sacrifices / of the / Noble women of Mount Pleasant / and Charleston. / The zealous and tender / custodians of the slumbering / Heroes of a lost cause. / This Monument / has been erected as a tribute / to our / Confederate Dead. / 1861-1864. Side 2: Names of those who lie buried / Here / Side by side with the Soldiers / of 1812. / ROBT. ASKEW, A. BLACOM, / A. BOSWELL, W.T. CASTLEBERRY, / J.J. ELLIS, J.E. ELLIOTT, / J.B. GLENN, S. HARBIN, / S.O KNIGHT, J.L. LIMBERG, / W.J. LITTLETON, A.H. MANSEL, / G.J. MERRIT, J.F. METZ, / W.H. NELSON, NEWTON, / J.R. STEVENSON, H.J SIEBRICHT, / H. TAYLOR, / M.C. WAKEFIELD, / CHARLES WARREN. Side 3: Christ Church Parish / Contributed to the Death Roll / of our Confederacy these / gallant Son. / Col. C.C. TEW, 2nd N.C.I. / Col. T.M. WAGNER, 1st S.C.A. / Col B.J. JOHNSON / Hampton Legion / Col. R.J. JEFFORDS, 5th S.C.C. / Major J.M. WHILDEN, 23rd S.C.V. / Capt. L.A. WHILDEN, 5th S.C.C. / Capt. HAMILTON WARING, 5th S.C.C. / Lieut. JAMES ANDERSON, 5th S.C.C. Side 4: B. ANDERSON, G.C. JERVEY, / J.C JERVEY, W.C. JERVEY, / W.H. RICH, H. ROUX, / H. INGLESBY, D.W. MAREE, / J. LEOPOLD, D. AYERS, / D. TRUESDAL, W.H. TODD, / J. CORBEY, J. OWENS, / WM. CALVERT, JNO. EADEN, / JOHN BAILEY, JAS. SIMONS, / J.R. THOMLINSON. ----- 10.HASELL WILKINSON CROUCH / Born Sept. 12, 1840, / DIED Oct. 28, 1909. ----- 11. [No inscription] ----- 12.Side 1: On the 18th, June 1812 / the United States of America / declared war against Great Britian. / At the first Sound of Trumpet, the / Patriot Soldiers who sleep beneath this / monument flew to the Standard of Liberty. / Here they feel beneath the scythe of Death. / The sympathies of the Brave, the tear of / the Stranger and the Slow Dirges of the / Camp attended them to the Tomb. How sleep the Brave, who sink to rest / With all their Country's wishes blests! / The Laurel leaf of shining green / Will still around their Tomb be seen. Side 2: Sacred to the Memory / Sergeants Tilman Goodrich, and / Adam C Spencer - Also of / David Aarant, William Rutland, / John Williams, John A. Placide, / Thomas Madden, William McLellan, / Henry Kilgore, John Taylor, / John Bruce, and Harris Lancaster, / Private Soldiers of the 3d Regiment / of State Troops. [NOTE: On side 1, the monument does read "Great Britian," not "Great Britain."] ----- 13. Ann Crandall / in memory of her husband / ADAM CRANDALL / who departed this life / June 2d 1820, aged 55 / years. A Native of / Road Iland N.P. / Rest in Peace. ----- 14. OUR KATIE / Only Daughter of / W.M. & K.A. Hale / Born / June 22nd 1857, / Died / May 3rd 1872 ----- 15. CATHERIN A. HALE / RELICT OF / W.M. HALE / FEB. 5, 1839 / FEB. 8, 1917 ----- 16. AT REST / WILLIAM MAULDIN HALE / Born in Queen Anne Co. Maryland / April 2nd 1834. / Died at Mt. Pleasant S.C. / March 15th 1891. ----- 17. COLIN FERGUSON HALE / of Delaware / Died in Mt.Pleasant, S.C. / August 1865 / Age -- 67 ----- 18. Side 1: SC / WAR OF 1812 / ENCAMPMENT / On June 18, 1812, the / United States declared / war against Great Britain. / One of the first units to / be mustered into service / was the Third Regiment of / South Carolina Militia, / which was stationed at / Haddrell's Point, west / of here, to aid in the / defense of Charleston / Harbor. Their barracks / stood within the present / town limits of Mount / Pleasant, and they were / equipped with State funds. / Erected by / United States Daughters of 1812 / South Carolina Society / 1970. Side 2: SC / WAR of 1812 / ENCAMPMENT / The 1812 monument in this / cemetery originally marked / a burial plot of the Third / Regiment of State troops. / The soldiers who were / buried there apparently / died from disease while / stationed at Haddrell's / Point, nearby. Before the / Civil War, the monument / is said to have stood at / the corner of Pitt and / King Streets. It was / moved to this Confederate / cemetery for protectioln / from vandalism. / Erected by / United States Daughters of 1812 / South Carolina Society / 1970. Recorded by Barry Floore -- barrito@juno.com All information can be found in graphical form http://www.angelfire.com/sc/barrito/cemetery.html, with plans to close the web site in early 2001. **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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