Location. 38° 9.019′ N, 76° 25.442′ W. Marker is in St. Inigoes, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. Marker is on Villa Road when traveling west. Near the entrance to the Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity St Inigoes. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Inigoes MD 20684, United States of America. Touch for directions.
I have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice… and have sanctified it, that my name may be there forever and
my eyes and my heart may remain there perpetually. —
A.D. 1823 IHS 2. Paralip. VII.12.16.v.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 11, 2015
7. St. Ignatius Church
The center portion of the church was built in 1785. The brick sacristy on the east (right) end was added in 1817 and the wood frame vestibule at the west (left) end was added in 1886.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 11, 2015
8. Captain Randolph Jones' Grave in the Cemetery at St. Ignatius Church
Capt. Randolph Jones
Army of the U.S.
Born Cross Manor 1815
Died Cross Manor 1896
Wife Matilda Cross
of New Jersey
Father
Caleb Morris Jones
Mother
Rebecca Jones
In August 1864, "while charging breastworks in front of Petersburg , Virginia a soldier behind {Captain Randolph} Jones accidentally fell and struck the officer across his loins with the barrel of his musket… Jones was sent to St. Mary's County to recuperate. When Jones' condition did not improve sufficiently for him to return to service, Dr. Caleb Jones {his father} signed a certificate to accompany the captain's request for a medical discharge… His discharge for physical disability was dated September 12, 1864.” — National Register Form for Cross Manor.
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