VA Abandoned Confederate Cemetery

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

So this might be a long shot but I need some assistance with this. Apparently on the Ridge behind the David Givens Cemetery there are several graves of Confederate soldiers who apparently drowned while attempting to cross Pott's Creek in Alleghany, Virginia.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2595786/givens-cemetery

I would like to attempt to identify some of the men using their military records. Something like a death would've been recorded. The images I've included come from the Library of Virginia.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery...o-drowned-in-pott's-creek?createdCemetery=Yes

 

[bdtex]

Apparently on the Ridge behind the David Givens Cemetery there are several graves of Confederate soldiers who apparently drowned while attempting to cross Pott's Creek in Alleghany, Virginia.

Do you know if it's private property?

 

[DaveBrt]

Do you know if it's private property?

Looks like the ridges are all part of George Washington National Forest. Potts Creek is listed as good trout stream, so fishermen and hikers might have info on their web sites.

 

[VaMtLady]

Very interesting.

So this might be a long shot but I need some assistance with this. Apparently on the Ridge behind the David Givens Cemetery there are several graves of Confederate soldiers who apparently drowned while attempting to cross Pott's Creek in Alleghany, Virginia.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2595786/givens-cemetery

I would like to attempt to identify some of the men using their military records. Something like a death would've been recorded. The images I've included come from the Library of Virginia.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2801198/graves-of-confederate-soldiers-who-drowned-in-pott's-creek?createdCemetery=Yes

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I passed this on to someone that I know that is from that area. She said she would see if anyone there knew anything.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Very interesting.

I passed this on to someone that I know that is from that area. She said she would see if anyone there knew anything.

Thank you! I appreciate this. Even though we don't know their names it's just not right for them to be forgotten out there.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Looks like the ridges are all part of George Washington National Forest. Potts Creek is listed as good trout stream, so fishermen and hikers might have info on their web sites.

I'd hope so. I wasn't able to find anything specific.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Very interesting.

I passed this on to someone that I know that is from that area. She said she would see if anyone there knew anything.

Please keep us updated.

 

[VaMtLady]

Please keep us updated.

I will let you know if I hear anything.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

I will let you know if I hear anything.

Hear anything?

 

[Story]

Hear anything?

Ditto

Also source URL http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/alleghany/cemeteries/confed01.txt

For additional/lost details I would suggest a newspapers.com search from this date to after Thanksgiving of Virginia papers, running following names and terms like "confederate, drowned, graves, Boy Scouts, &etc"

Some of the graves are very well defined and rounded up, three in a row, while
others seemed to be scattered, probably because some have sunken. This
graveyard was discovered November 28, 1936, by John Bess, Boyd Fridley, and
Wilbur Myers, of South Covington, Troop Number 2, B.S.A. Mr. William Reid of
Covington, Virginia, gave the story.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Ditto

Also source URL http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/alleghany/cemeteries/confed01.txt

For additional/lost details I would suggest a newspapers.com search from this date to after Thanksgiving of Virginia papers, running following names and terms like "confederate, drowned, graves, Boy Scouts, &etc"

Some of the graves are very well defined and rounded up, three in a row, while
others seemed to be scattered, probably because some have sunken. This
graveyard was discovered November 28, 1936, by John Bess, Boyd Fridley, and
Wilbur Myers, of South Covington, Troop Number 2, B.S.A. Mr. William Reid of
Covington, Virginia, gave the story.

I'll try that. Thanks!

 

[Story]

I'll try that. Thanks!

Be sure to update this thread, win loose or draw on that.

 

[VaMtLady]

Hear anything?

Sorry I haven't been on the site much. I have not heard back from my friend. Have you found out anything else?

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Sorry I haven't been on the site much. I have not heard back from my friend. Have you found out anything else?

Unfortunately no. But it seems we know the general area.