Indiana Spirit Quest #380: Sleep On Sweet Baby Traditional Cache

The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by Hoosier Pioneers. In just over a year and a half, the quest has grown to over three hundred seventy caches hidden in thirty-eight Indiana counties, and two Ohio counties, and the hiders have grown to eighteen cacher teams, most of which of which are comprised of Dogs and their Humans. Over 750 cacher teams have logged over 8,900 finds. One cache machine found 102 ISQ caches in a single day (daylight hours only).

Digital Photographs by Lead Dog

Welcome to Packerton Cemetery in Packerton,Indiana!(Clay township, Kosciusko County). The United Methodist Church is across the street and that is where you can park, if you feel the need to leave your conveyance to find the cache...

"SLEEP ON, SWEET BABY"

United Methodist Church (Built in 19th Century as Highland Presbyterian Church)

I found records for several soldiers of the Revolution named Robert Kerr, but no officers. While I continue looking, this patriot will suffice to hold the place:

Robert Kerr, a soldier of the Revolution, was born in December, 1750, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and came to North Carolina with his parents when only three years old. He first entered the service in 1776, in Captain John McKnitt Alexander's company, in the expedition, General Rutherford commanding, against the Cherokee Indians, then severely molesting the frontier settlements.

In 1778, he was drafted into Captain John Brownfield's company, Colonel Frances Locke's regiment, and marched by way of Camden, to the defence of Charleston.

After his return, he served under the same officers in the battle of Ramsour's Mill, in Lincoln county.

When Cornwallis was in Charlotte in 1780, he served under Captain James Thompson, the gallant leader of the Spartan band against the foraging party at McIntire's farm, seven miles from Charlotte, on the Beattie's Ford road.

In December, 1780, he joined the company of Captain John Sharpe, at which time, General Davidson, with his accustomed vigilance and activity, announced that all who would then promptly volunteer for six weeks, such service should stand for a three months tour. On this occasion he volunteered, and served under Captain William Henry.

After the death of General Davidson at Cowan's Ford, he was placed in Colonel Locke's regiment, General Pickens commanding, which forces were ordered to harass and impede the march of Cornwallis to Guilford Court House. This was his last important military service.

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

The cache container is a small plastic spice jar. Please screw lid on correctly and tightly. BYOP. 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... 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, and cache in, trash out. xxxxxxxx America!

None genuine without this official SixDogTeam seal. Digital photographs taken by Lead Dog, (C) 2005 by RikSu Outfitters with Kodak equipment, unless otherwise noted.

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