Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Civil War Cemeteries

Buried with Honor

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Civil War Cemeteries Marker

Inscription.

Civil War Cemeteries. Buried with Honor. , Civil War soldiers and veterans are buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard and Old Town Cemetery. Among the fifty Confederates interred in the churchyard are Gen. William Dorsey Pender and Lt. Col. John L. Bridges. In May 1863, Pender led a brigade at the Battle of Chancellorsville, "bearing the colors of a regiment in his own hands up to and over the entrenchments, with the most distinguished gallantry." He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Bridges, who died in 1884, commanded the Edgecombe Guards at the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia, on June 10, 1861., Henry Toole Clark of Tarboro, North Carolina's governor from July 1861 to September 1862, is also buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard. He readied the state for war, assembling troops, gathering supplies, making critical alliances, and defending vital ports from early Union attacks., Construction began in 1859 on Calvary Church, one of the county's most important landmarks, but stopped during the war. The church was consecrated in 1868., Old Town Cemetery, surrounding Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church was created as a public burying ground in 1790. Union soldiers killed at the Daniel's Schoolhouse engagement in 1863 were buried there until their families claimed the remains after the war. The cemetery also contains marked and unmarked graves of the Confederate soldiers who died here in Confederate hospitals. The gateway arch on St. Davis Street honors them. Of the more than 1,400 Edgecombe County men who served in the Confederate army, many are buried in Tarboro (including 40 in Greenwood Cemetery on Howard Avenue), while others rest in family cemeteries throughout the county., Please respect the sanctity of these two churches and burying grounds during your visit., [Caption:] , Lt. Ivey Foreman (Dec. 20, 1843-Dec. 21, 1864) served on CSS Beaufort during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, between the ironclads CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) and USS Monitor. He later served on other Confederate vessels. He is buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard.

Civil War soldiers and veterans are buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard and Old Town Cemetery. Among the fifty Confederates interred in the churchyard are Gen. William Dorsey Pender and Lt. Col. John L. Bridges. In May 1863, Pender led a brigade at the Battle of Chancellorsville, "bearing the colors of a regiment in his own hands up to and over the entrenchments, with the most distinguished gallantry." He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Bridges, who died in 1884, commanded the Edgecombe Guards at the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia, on June 10, 1861.

Henry Toole Clark of Tarboro, North Carolina's governor from July 1861 to September 1862, is also buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard. He readied the state for war, assembling troops, gathering supplies, making critical alliances, and defending vital ports from early Union attacks.

Construction began in 1859 on Calvary Church, one of the county's most important landmarks, but stopped during the war. The church was consecrated in 1868.

Old Town Cemetery, surrounding Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church was created as a public burying ground in 1790. Union soldiers killed at the Daniel's Schoolhouse engagement in 1863 were buried there until their families claimed the remains after the war. The cemetery also contains

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marked and unmarked graves of the Confederate soldiers who died here in Confederate hospitals. The gateway arch on St. Davis Street honors them. Of the more than 1,400 Edgecombe County men who served in the Confederate army, many are buried in Tarboro (including 40 in Greenwood Cemetery on Howard Avenue), while others rest in family cemeteries throughout the county.

Please respect the sanctity of these two churches and burying grounds during your visit.

[Caption:]
Lt. Ivey Foreman (Dec. 20, 1843-Dec. 21, 1864) served on CSS Beaufort during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, between the ironclads CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) and USS Monitor. He later served on other Confederate vessels. He is buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard.

Erected by North Carolina Civil War Trails.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1863.

Location. 35° 53.925′ N, 77° 31.882′ W. Marker is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the

Civil War Cemeteries Marker, seen along East St. James Street, image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

2. Civil War Cemeteries Marker, seen along East St. James Street,

with Cavalry Episcopal Churchyard in background

intersection of East St. James Street and St. David Street, on the right when traveling east on East St. James Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Town Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Joseph Blount Cheshire, Jr. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garrett Bldg. (about 600 feet away); The Charters of Freedom (about 800 feet away); St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John C. Dancy (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.D. Pender (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.L. Saunders (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarboro.

Also see . . .
1. Major General William Dorsey Pender. Angelfire website entry:
...at twenty-nine was the youngest and the fastest-rising major general in the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg...been placed at the head of "Powell" Hill's old Light Division, one of the two best divisions in the army. (Submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. The Battle of Big Bethel. Wikipedia entry:
was one of the earliest land battles of the American Civil War after the surrender of Fort Sumter. The battle between Union Army and Confederate States Army forces on June 10, 1861 took place in Hampton and York County, Virginia, (Submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Civil War Cemeteries Marker and Old Town Cemetery , as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

3. Civil War Cemeteries Marker and Old Town Cemetery , as mentioned

3. Henry Toole Clark. NCpedia website entry
...was the second of three chief executives to serve North Carolina during the Civil War. (Submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Civil War Cemeteries Marker (distant) and the gateway arch on St. Davis Street, as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

4. Civil War Cemeteries Marker (distant) and the gateway arch on St. Davis Street, as mentioned

Keystone reads:
1861
They wore
the grey
1865
C.S.A.

Old Town Cemetery Gateway arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

5. Old Town Cemetery Gateway arch

Erected by
The William Dorsey Pender
Chapter U.D.C.
October 1910
Tarboro N.C.

Old Town Cemetery, one such Confederate grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

6. Old Town Cemetery, one such Confederate grave

barely legible printing: Surgeon, Jones, Confederate States

Calvary Church yard as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011

7. Calvary Church yard as mentioned

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,778 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.