Bruton Parish Cemetery

A section of the Bruton Parish Cemetery.

Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg.  It was established in 1674 in the Virginia Colony and remains an active Episcopal parish.    There are some incredibly old tombstones which you can read with your naked eye but they do not photograph well.   There were two of these close to the path that I was on that simply said “Confederate Soldier” and a year…..

From the Bruton Parish web site……..

 Many Confederate Soldiers died in the Battle of Williamsburg fought May 5, 1862 and were buried in the Bruton Parish church yard.  At the end of that day, there were 4,000 casualties and Williamsburg was under Union control for the remainder of the war.  The Church served as a hospital for Confederate Soldiers.  Some soldiers were identifiable by name or rank; others only as CSA (Confederate States of America).