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History of Long Street Cemetery
Longstreet Cemetery, 1 1/4 miles west of
Calhoun on a wooded knoll near the Calhoun-Rome road, was selected
by the owner for a family burial ground because of its proximity to
the Oothcaloga mill property, or Longstreet mill, as it was called,
established and operated prior to the War Between the States by
James C. Longstreet, formerly of Augusta, Georgia, and member of the
prominent Georgia bearing that name. It is said that he took great
pride in the mill which he had developed to such a high degree, and
often expressed a desire to take his eternal sleep within the sound
of the falling waters. The first grave to be placed there was that
of Mr. Longstreet.
The most pretentious marble shaft in the
cemetery bears this inscription:
Sacred to the memory
of
James C. Longstreet
Born Sept. 25th, 1829
Died July 8th, 1859
And I hear a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are
the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest
from their labors; and their works do follow them.
Among others who lie here, tombstone
records show the names of:
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Edmund Glascock |
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Only child of Mary
Arrington Glascock and Aaron Ruff. |
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July 9, 1838 -
February 14, 1875 |
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| Sallie A. M.
Camfield |
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Died Dec. 6, 1882,
aged 56 years |
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He giveth his
beloved sleep |
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Rebecca L. Roff |
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Sept. 13, 1818 -
Apr. 29, 1891 |
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| V. W.
Boisclair |
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Died April 22,
1872, aged 54 years |
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| Lydia
H. Boisclair |
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Wife of V. W.
Boisclair |
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Died June 11,
1884, aged 62 years |
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| Ellen
E. Boisclair |
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August 4, ;1826 -
Dec. 5, 1900 |
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| Ellen
M. Harkins |
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Oct. 1, 1883 -
Apr. 25, 1904 |
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Rebecca Winnifred Baird-Jackson |
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July 8, 1837 -
February 25, 1905 |
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| James
W. Jackson |
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Aug. 4, 1831 - May
9, 1891 |
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Camfield M. Jackson |
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July 14, 1871 -
Oct. 21, 1908 |
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| Mary
Lou Jackson |
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Died April 15,
1887, aged 26 years |
Cemeteries of
Gordon County, pages 306 - 307 |
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Longstreet Cemetery |
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Tombstone Photos |
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Calhoun, Gordon County Georgia |
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Ellen E. Boisclair
August 4, 1826,
December 5, 1900.
'He gave, He took, He will restore,
he doeth all things well.' |
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Lydia H.
wife of
V. W. Boisclair
Died
June 11, 1884.
Aged,
62 years.
'Asleep in Jesus.' |
V. W. Boisclair Died
April 22, 1872.
Aged,
54 years.
'At Rest.' |
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Sallie A. M. Camfield
Died
December 6, 1882
Aged
56 Years.
He grivet His beloved sleep. |
Ellie M. Harkins
October 1, 1883
April 25, 1904
'Asleep in Jesus
peaceful rest
Whose waking
is supremely
blest.' |
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Infant son of
A. J. and Sallie
Hollingsworth
Born June 19, 1903. |
Bennie
son of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson.
Aged 20 Dys. |
In Memory Of
Gamfield M.
Jackson
son of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson
Born in
Calhoun, GA.
July 14, 1870
Died in
El Paso, Texas
October 21, 1903
'A precious one from
us has gone. A voice
we loved is stilled.
A place made vacant
in our midst. Which
never can be filled.' |
back of Infant son of A. J. and Sallie Hollingsworth tombstone.
Writing illegible. |
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Infant son of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson. |
James W. Jackson
born
in Spartanburg Dis, S.C.
August 4, 1831.
died
May 9, 1891. |
Johnnie
son of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson.
Aged 18 Months |
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Mary Lou
only daughter of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson.
Died
April 15, 1875.
In 26, Year of
Her Age. |
In Memory Of
Rebecca Winnefred Baird
wife of
James Wood Jackson
Born in Augusta, Ga. July 8, 1837.
Died in Calhoun, Ga. February 25, 1905.
'Well done, thou good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.' |
Tommie
son of
J. W. and R. W.
Jackson |
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SACRED
to the memory of
James C. Longstreet.
Born September 25th, 1829.
Died July 8th, 1859. |
Edmund Glascock
only child of Mary
Arbington and
A--on Roff born at
Adventure in
Richmond County, Georgia
July 9, 1838
Died in Calhoun, Georgia
February 14, 1875 |
Rebecca L. Roff
Born
September 3, 1818.
Died
April 29, 1891. |
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