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by jcurtis55
INDIANA
SPIRIT QUEST #577
"Simpson Chapel
Cemetery"
This quest will bring you to the Simpson
Chapel Cemetery in Washington Township of Monroe County. This is
the newer of two Simpson Cemeteries. The older cemetery is just
west on the same road and also holds an ISQ cache. While this
cemetery is 'newer' it still goes back to mid-19th century. There
are veterans buried here from the Mexican-American War, Civil War,
World War I, World War II and Korean War.
This is an active church, so please avoid coming here on Sunday
mornings. Besides the two caches in the area, Oliver Winery is also
close by on the opposite side of Highway 37.
Mexican-American War
Veteran
Young Morinson was a member of company G in the 4th Indiana
Regiment. This regiment served from July 1847 to June 1848. For
those of you who have ancestors who were veterans of the Mexican
War, a descendants lineage society has been formed. Similar to the
Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution, this organization is
called the "Descendants of the Mexican War Veterans, or DMWV.
Civil War Veteran
Corporal Bastin served with the 67th Indiana. This regiment
participated in western theater of the war. Vicksburg was the best
known battle for the regiment, but they were also active Arkansas,
Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
Intelligence
Officer
Elbert Spradling was an S2 in the United States Naval Reserve
Forces. The S2 rank is for the unit's intelligence officer. Many
reserves were called to active duty when the USA entered World War
1.
Interesting Symbol
The symbol on this headstone is not one of the common types.
Given the hammer and square, it would appear Wiseman Anderson must
have been a carpenter, but searches of several sites on cemetery
symbols and emblems failed to turn up a standard emblem for
carpenters.
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 Smiley. 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.
None genuine without this official SixDogTeam
seal. Photographs taken by Lead Dog, (C) 2006 by RikSu Outfitters,
unless otherwise noted.
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