Soldiers Cemetery Gate - Quincy, FL
N 30° 35.302 W 084° 34.243
16R E 732938 N 3386497
A small but distinctive gate on the fenced area surrounding the historic Soldiers Cemetery located within the Eastern Cemetery in Quincy, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMBT4J
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
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An historical marker at the site reads:
"Gadsden County and the town of Quincy served the war effort of the Confederate States of America in many ways. Quincy served as a crossroads and a military center of activity through the four years of conflict. As a military center and commissary, everything from socks to beef were provided the units. In times of emergency hospitals were established in public buildings, churches and private homes. The needs of the sick, wounded and dying were tended by the Ladies Aid Society which in April 1868 became the Ladies Confederate Memorial Association. Soldiers Cemetery was established early in the war years for a final resting place for those who had no family here or were too far from home to be returned to their loved ones. The Ladies Memorial Association worked hard to preserve the memory of the Southern Soldier even though most of the markers and names of those buried here were lost. For years, in the springtime, the association held Confederate Memorial Day ceremonies at this site. Mrs. John Lawrence, President of the association from 1892-1900, raised $1,200 to erect the first iron fence around this Soldiers Cemetery."
The following additional information was found on the internet:
"Defined by a wrought iron fence the greater part of which appears to have been made at a local smithy, Soldiers Cemetery is a portion of the Eastern Cemetery of the City of Quincy, in Gadsden County, Florida. Inside the perimeter which runs approximately 50 feet east/west by 116 feet north/south, are only two markers and a centrally located planting featuring a date palm tree. One marker is situated near the middle of the eastern side of the fence and bears the name and birth and death dates of David R. Roe, a Confederate veteran. The other marker is located a few feet inside of the only gate, which is situated in the middle of the south side of the fence. Turned sideways to that entrance it is in the form of a small and ordinary headstone and says simply: "Unknown. C.S.A. 1861.-65. That terse marker stands as the only tribute to an unknown number of Confederate Soldiers who died at Quincy during... and possibly after... the War Between the States.
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The iron fence and gate were restored in 2010 and a memorial about it is located within the cemetery. Memorial Inscription:
[Emblem: Sons of Confederate Veterans]
Finley's Brigade, Camp 1614,
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Restored the Historic Iron Fence
& Planted This Marker On This
Ground In Memory Of
The Gallant Men Buried Here.
Dedicated April 10, 2010