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 20th 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.
Civil War Biographies
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Amos Alloway
UNIT: Company F, 23rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry HOMETOWN: Shamong BORN/DIED: 1841 – 1909 RANK: Private GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 9 Lot 5 Approximate Grave Location: Hear My Story Click on the link or icon above to hear an audio recording of my story Read My Story I am speaking for Private Amos Alloway… Read more
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Charles L. Bowker
UNIT: Company I of the 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry HOMETOWN: Shamong BORN/DIED: 1829 – 1905 RANK: Private GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery Row 8 Lot 4 Approximate Grave Location: Hear My Story Click on the link or icon above to hear an audio recording of my story Read My Story I speak for Private… Read more
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Charles Lewis Bozarth
UNIT: UNKNOWN HOMETOWN: Washington & Shamong Townships BORN/DIED: UNKNOWN – 1864 RANK: UNKNOWN GRAVE LOCATION: Medford Baptist Cemetery Approximate Grave Location: Hear My Story Click on the link or icon above to hear an audio recording of my story Read My Story I died in a Washington hospital on June 21, 1864, of typhoid fever.… Read more
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John Wesley Budden
UNIT: Company E, 23rd NJ Infantry; Company A, 10th NJ Infantry HOMETOWN: Southampton BORN/DIED: 1829–1897 RANK: Private GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 53 Lot 6 Approximate Grave Location: Hear My Story Click on the link or icon above to hear an audio recording of my story Read My Story I was born in 1829.… Read more
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Richard Burke
UNIT: Company F, 38th NJ Volunteers HOMETOWN: Shamong BORN/DIED: c. 1845*–1892 RANK: Private GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 25 Lot 3 Approximate Grave Location: Hear My Story Click on the link or icon above to hear an audio recording of my story Read My Story My name is Private Richard Burke. At the age… Read more
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