There are many Civil War Veterans who came from Tabernacle and Shamong buried in the cemeteries of Tabernacle. This page is dedicated to telling their stories. 

The Old Tabernacle Cemetery was deeded in 1803 when William Wilkins and his wife Sarah allotted  two acres of land to some 28 area residents. At the time the land was in Northampton Township. The grantees were permitted to “built or erect a house ….. for all Christian people ….. to preach the gospel ….bury their dead therein…. and ….. send their children to school.”  There was to be “no other (use) as long as the wheels of time should not cease to roll.”

It is within this cemetery that over twenty Civil War veterans have been interred.

Two other Civil War vets have also been buried in our local cemeteries. 

In the Junior Order of United American Mechanics Cemetery on Carranza, there is one veteran. His name is Charles Smith. There is just the one burial as this cemetery dates from the early 20^th century and was not existent when many of the veterans passed.

The African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery on Carranza Road also has the remains of one vet. George Eayres is his name. This cemetery was established about 1878 and was exclusively used for African American burials.