Newville in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

1. Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in grateful appreciation of the services of these soldiers of the Revolutionary War who lie buried here.

Lieut. Colonel Samuel Irvine • Captain William Peebles • Captain Samuel Felton • Captain Thomas Buchanan • Lieut. William McCracken • Lieutenant Adam Brattan • Major William McFarlane • Captain Robert Shannon • Captain Thomas Kennedy • Sergeant Andrew McIlvaine
Privates William Denning • John Brown • William Ferguson • Samuel Weakley • John Huston • Peter Tritt • Gabriel Glenn • Benjamin McKeehan • John McKeehan • Paul Martin • Robert Mickey • James Oliver • John McCulloch • Patrick McFarlane

Located and verified by the Cumberland County Chapter of the D.A.R.

Erected by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 10.38′ N, 77° 23.793′ W. Marker is in Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from South Corporation Street. Marker is in the Big Spring

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Presbyterian Church Cemetery, about 50 feet south of the church building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newville PA 17241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Denning (a few steps from this marker); Big Spring Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Laughlin Mill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First National Bank of Newville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newville War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newville (approx. ¼ mile away); William Boldosser (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam P.O.W.-M.I.A. Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

2. Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker

Looking southeast.

Headstones for Major William McFarlane and Captain Thomas Buchanan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

3. Headstones for Major William McFarlane and Captain Thomas Buchanan

Headstone for Sergeant John McColloch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

4. Headstone for Sergeant John McColloch

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,379 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.