Tombstone Tuesday - David Sanders, KY Rifles

The gravestone here marks the grave of David Sanders, a Confederate soldier, who served in the Kentucky Rifles. Sanders is one of several Confederate soldiers buried in Isaacs Cemetery, near McVille in Attala County, but he is one of only a few who did not serve in a Mississippi unit. His date of death does not appear on the stone.

Confederate Graves at Isaacs Cemetery

Some cemeteries have tall pillars and ornate gates and sculptures that grace the entrance to the final resting place of those buried there. But the location of Isaacs Cemetery is marked by a simple, homemade sign, with stencil-painted letters that spell out the name. Like so many other cemeteries that began as family cemeteries, Isaacs Cemetery contains the burial places of some of the county's earliest residents, along with those of residents and their families who have died in recent years. This Attala County cemetery is located at McVille, south of Kosciusko, between Highway 43 and the Natchez Trace Parkway, about halfway to Thomastown. In the very early 1800's, this area was still part of the Choctaw Nation. Graves of several Confederate soldiers are located in the cemetery, and markers for four of those graves are pictured below. You will note that the emblem known as the Southern cross appears on each gravestone.

James W. Cabaniss

Co. "A" 15 Miss Inf

C. S. A.

Alonzo Lewis, Confederate Soldier

John Fields

Co. "K"

10 Ala Inf.

C. S. A.

Elkanah Sanders

Co. "F"

18 Miss Inf.

C. S. A.