St John's Lutheran Church, Concord, NC

While home for a few days, made a visit to St. John's Lutheran Church in Concord, NC. Read an article on Civil War graves and a marker put there during this 150th Anniversary year of the war. I have always found that period of interest, and had family members that served in the Union Army during the war. The church was founded in 1745, and I also read (from their web site) that they were the site of the first school in Cabarrus County. The building at left is the third (I believe) that was built and dated to 1844. Some additions to the structure were added over the years. They celebrated their 250th Anniversary in 2005, and this was my first visit.
Learned about the graves there from a Sunday Charlotte Observer newspaper article which stated some 100 Confederate soldiers from the congregation were buried there. The red building
seen here dates to the 1700's. One of the graves in front is a Confederate grave, marked by the small cross to its right which says "CSA."A number of those are seen in the graveyard. Of note in the other photo are two "new" markers; those soldiers served in the Revolutionary War. As noted the church had a very long history. Many of the graves (according to the web site) are lost to history as the stones have long since weathered and records have been lost over time. My wife Patty and I enjoyed the visit here (probably though me more than her to be honest) but I find history to be quite interesting, and this was a new discovery of sorts in Cabarrus County.