Lincoln in Talladega County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Refuge Cemetery

Photographed by David J Gaines, December 12, 2012

1. Refuge Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In April 1950, Alabama’s last two living Confederate veterans met here to discuss shared experiences of the Civil War. Local resident Col. Pleasant ‘Riggs’ Crump was visited by Gen. James Moore of Selma, commander of the Alabama chapter of the United Confederate Veterans. Present at the surrender at Appomattox 85 years earlier, Crump had returned to the Lincoln area after the Civil War. He was a member of the Refuge Baptist Church which he served as deacon for 71 years, and was buried in this cemetery after his death in 1951 at the age of 104.

Erected 2010 by Sons of Confederate Veterans Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp 1372, Birmingham.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1950.

Location. 33° 39.047′ N, 86° 7.004′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Alabama, in Talladega County. It is on Holly Hill Road (County Route 7), on the right when traveling south. The marker is located if front of Halls Cemetery across the road from

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Refuge Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln AL 35096, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln, Alabama (approx. 2½ miles away); Jackson Trace (approx. 5.6 miles away); Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Seddon Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away); Fort Strother (approx. 9½ miles away); Battle of “Ten Islands” (approx. 9.7 miles away); The Mill Village (approx. 10.3 miles away); Pell City’s Historical Residential District (approx. 10.6 miles away).

Photographed by David J Gaines, December 12, 2012

2. Refuge Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,337 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on December 29, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.