Indiana Spirit Quest #29: The Benchmark Traditional Cache

The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of small, rural, historic cemeteries built by Hoosier Pioneers in central Indiana. You can map out a route and get a bunch of ‘em in one trip and at the same time learn a little about our history.

The trail of this quest will lead you to Barnes Chapel Cemetery in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana. This neat old graveyard has tombstones dating to the 1840’s and 1850’s, and is the final resting place of several Civil War Veterans. Across the street, you can see the Wabash Primitive Baptist Church (Still Active), a beautiful white wooden structure. The Church was established in 1866... The mortal remains of over 800 souls are deposited here, including 180 unknown buriels. The White Church Cemetery was relocated here in the 1960's because of the Reservoir.

Among the Civil War soldiers buried here, is a memorial to:

Other Civil War veterans include:

G. Cummings, Co. A 6th MD INF
J.H. Hamilton, Co. C, 34th IND INF
Jno Kearnes, Co. D, 130th IND INF
W.M.Richards, Co. F 46th OHIO INF
J.D. Schemmerhorn, Co. G 34th IND INF

Organized at Anderson, Ind., and mustered in September 16, 1861.
SERVICE.--Siege of New Madrid, Mo., Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, Capture of Fort Pillow (Detachment). Battle of Port Gibson , Battle of Champion's Hill , Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., Assaults on Vicksburg . Regiment re-enlisted at New Iberia . Garrison duty at New Orleans , Action at Palmetto Ranch , (last action of the war). Mustered out February 3, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 2 Oficers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 204 Enlisted men by disease. Total, 243.
_________ Source: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer. Copyright, 1908.

The cemetery is bounded on three sides by Reservoir property. Your Mission, should you choose to accept it, is to locate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Mark. The mark is a small metal disc set in a round concrete monument about 4” above ground level and is marked by an orange Fiberglass Witness Post. There you will find the micro-cache. Should you fail to find the cache or be killed or captured by muggles, the cache hider will disavow any knowledge of this quest. This page will self destruct in 20 seconds.

This cache was placed with the aid of Misty, the real Lead Dog.

The micro-cache container is a 35 mm film canister. If you find a fallen U.S. flag, please stick it back in the ground, preferably next to a Vet’s Marker. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out.

Cache In - Trash Out! SIBERIAN HUSKIES WELCOME! Available year-round Less than 500 ft. from car to cache Check Tide Before Caching Accessible in Winter

GEHEN JETZT JAGD FUR UND FINDEN DEN SCHATZ. VIEL GLUECK!!

NIGHT CACHING NOT ALLOWED.