Tazewell County’s Revolutionary War Veterans Dedication Event on May 30th
In celebration of America 250, the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society has commissioned five new stone memorials that will be placed in the five historic Tazewell County cemeteries that are the burial locations of Tazewell County’s five Revolution War Veterans.
David Shipman – Antioch Cemetery, Tremont
Cravens Rifle Company – Served Under General Nathaniel Greene & General Dan Morgan – Battle of Cowpens
Elliot Gray – Deacon Cemetery, Morton
Massachusetts Militia – Stationed at Fort Ticonderoga & Albany
James Broyhill – Tennessee Point Cemetery, Tremont
Virginia Militia – Battle of Yorktown
Moses Hoskins – Dillon Cemetery, Dillon
North Carolina Army
Samuel McClintock – Woodrow Cemetery, South Pekin
Virginia Militia – Battle of Yorktown
There will be remarks from two Tazewell County students that are descendants of Revolutionary War Veterans, remarks from various Revolutionary War Veterans Social Organizations and public officials, and veteran biographies by Susan Rynerson of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society.
Previously these five locations have been overlooked by the public. These new stone monuments will be placed near the entrance of the cemeteries, attracting the public’s attention.
We will be hosting a Dedication Event on May 30th at 10am at Antioch Cemetery, at the intersection of Townline Road and Antioch Road in rural Tazewell County. All five new Revolutionary War Veteran Stone Memorials will be placed within these five historic Tazewell County cemeteries by May 30th, but the dedication ceremony will only take place in Antioch Cemetery.
The five Revolutionary War Veterans and their cemeteries are:
David Shipman – Antioch Cemetery, Tremont
Cravens Rifle Company – Served Under General Nathaniel Greene & General Dan Morgan – Battle of Cowpens
Elliot Gray – Deacon Cemetery, Morton
Massachusetts Militia – Stationed at Fort Ticonderoga & Albany
James Broyhill – Tennessee Point Cemetery, Tremont
Virginia Militia – Battle of Yorktown
Moses Hoskins – Dillon Cemetery, Dillon
North Carolina Army
Samuel McClintock – Woodrow Cemetery, South Pekin
Virginia Militia – Battle of Yorktown
There will be remarks from two Tazewell County students that are descendants of Revolutionary War Veterans, remarks from various Revolutionary War Veterans Social Organizations and public officials, and veteran biographies by Susan Rynerson of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society.