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
A Shamong farm laborer, Amos Alloway served with the 23rd New Jersey Infantry and fought at Salem Church before returning to civilian life. Read more
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Andrew D. Lull
Andrew D. Lull served with the 144th New York Infantry before settling in Woodland Township, where he farmed and served on the township committee. Read more
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Andrew Jackson Parks
Georgia-born Andrew Jackson Parks served in the Confederate 19th Georgia Infantry before moving to Shamong and purchasing land on Patty Bowker Road. Read more
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Anthony Wayne Shearer
Anthony Wayne Shearer served in two Pennsylvania infantry regiments, fought at Gettysburg, and later settled in the Southampton and Tabernacle area. Read more
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Caleb Rodgers
Caleb Rodgers served with the 34th New Jersey Infantry before returning to his family and work as a farm laborer in Shamong. Read more
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Charles L. Bowker
Charles L. Bowker served with the 5th New Jersey Infantry through three years of war, then returned to Shamong to raise a family and work as a charcoal maker. Read more
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Charles Lewis Bozarth
Charles Lewis Bozarth, whose family lived in Washington and Shamong townships, died of typhoid fever in an Army hospital after only weeks of military service. Read more
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Charles Smith
Charles Smith is identified as a Civil War veteran buried in the Junior Order of United American Mechanics Cemetery, though much of his life remains undocumented. Read more
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Corporal Samuel Warner
Samuel Warner served in the 23rd and 12th New Jersey Infantry, rose to corporal, and returned to family life in the Shamong and Tabernacle area. Read more
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David Wells
David Wells served with the 34th New Jersey Infantry and returned to Shamong, where he lived with his family and worked as a day laborer. Read more
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Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner served in the 1st New Jersey Cavalry, then returned to Shamong, where he worked as a woodcutter and raised a large family. Read more
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George Chisom
Born in Harlem, George Chisom joined the Union Navy in Philadelphia and is buried in the Old Tabernacle Cemetery. Read more
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George H Eires
Indian Mills resident George H. Eires served with the 25th United States Colored Troops and later sought a pension for a wartime back injury. Read more
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Gilbert Knight
Tabernacle blacksmith Gilbert Knight served in two New Jersey infantry regiments, and his home is preserved by the Historical Society. Read more
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Harry Myers
Harry Myers served with the 3rd New Jersey Infantry and later lived in Southampton as a farmer with his wife Sarah and their children. Read more
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Isaac Taylor
Isaac Taylor served with the 34th New Jersey Infantry during the Mobile campaign before returning to family life in Medford. Read more
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Jacob Emmons
Jacob Emmons served with the 40th New Jersey Infantry at Petersburg before returning to farm work and family life in Shamong. Read more
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James M. Piper
Shamong farmer James M. Piper served with the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry and later applied for a pension following a wartime injury. Read more
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James Snow
Welsh-born James Snow served in both the Mexican War and Civil War, survived imprisonment, and later made his home in Shamong. Read more
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John R. Wilkinson
Irish-born John R. Wilkinson served in the 5th and 7th New Jersey Infantry and made his home in Shamong. Read more
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John Wesley Budden
John Wesley Budden served as a private in both the 23rd and 10th New Jersey Infantry and later died in Southampton. Read more
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Joseph Tetlow
Joseph Tetlow was mortally wounded at Fredericksburg while serving with the 23rd New Jersey Infantry and died in January 1863. Read more
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Richard Burke
Shamong farmer Richard Burke served with the 38th New Jersey Volunteers during the final year of the Civil War. Read more
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William A Dennis
William A. Dennis served in both the 29th and 34th New Jersey Infantry and worked as a day laborer in the area now known as Tabernacle. Read more
