Indiana Spirit Quest #576 Old Simpson, Old Soldier Traditional Cache

This quest will bring you to the Old Simpson Chapel Cemetery in Washington Township of Monroe County. The cemetery is just west of the Simpson Church, which has a new cemetery adjacent to it. The older cemetery is mowed, but the headstones are generally in very bad condition. The majority of the stones are unreadable. However, the stones that can be read include a Revolutionary War veteran and a few Civil War veterans. This cemetery was founded in 1823, making it a pioneer cemetery by any definition.
There is a mowed spot in the SE corner where a car can pull in. There is also a gravel area across the road, but a utility building there is marked as "Tampering with this building is a federal offense". There are two lanes on either side of this building that should not be blocked. If the weather allows, parking in the grass pull-off of is preferred.

He Served With George Rogers Clark

John Back enlisted in Virginia in 1778. George Rogers Clark was in Virginia around this time looking for help to defend Kentucky, a county of Virginia at the time. Clark returned west with 150+ recruits. Back served under General George Rogers Clark in the Illinois Regiment. Some of the Illinois Regiment took part in Clark's winter capture of Fort Vincennes. It is known that John Back took part in some of Clark's campaigns in the old Northwest. He is listed as one of the members of the regiment who did not receive land grants after the war. Several privates received 108 acres, even though Governor Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers had alluded they would receive 300 acres when Virginia men were being recruited for the Illinois Regiment.

Civil War Veteran

Henry Simms served with the 145th Indiana. This regiment was recruited late in the war, but saw some skirmish action in Tennessee and Georgia. Other regiments represented in this cemetery include the 33rd Indiana and 67th Indiana. The 33rd participated in Sherman's march through the south, while the 67th participated in battles in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.

FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE NIGHT CACHING WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE!!

The cache container is A CAMOUFLAGED PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE. You MUST sign the log to claim a Smilie. If you cache at night, or don't sign the log, or reveal the additional hint in your log, or don't fulfill any additional requirements, your find log will be deleted without notice...If you think these terms to be unfair, don't bother to hunt this cache. The cache is not located near a grave... If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful of our pioneer dead, and cache in, trash out.

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