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

Refuge Cemetery

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.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans marker series.

Location. 33° 39.047′ N, 86° 7.004′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Alabama, in Talladega County. Marker is on Holly Hill Road (County Route 7), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. The marker is located if front of Halls Cemetery across the road from Refuge Baptist Church. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln AL 35096, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lincoln, Alabama

By David J Gaines, December 12, 2012

2. Refuge Cemetery Marker

(approx. 2½ miles away); Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church Founded Circa 1829-1830 (approx. 8.1 miles away); Fort Strother (approx. 9½ miles away); Battle of “Ten Islands” (approx. 9.7 miles away); Pell City’s Historical Residential District (approx. 10.6 miles away); Pell City, Alabama (approx. 10.7 miles away); Historic Downtown Pell City (approx. 10.7 miles away); A County Older Than The State (approx. 10.8 miles away).

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 13, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 14 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.