E gan Cemetery, Fort Pierce Graveyard or Old Civil War Cemetery!
Egan Station!
O n our Sept 2004 outing we found the Graveyard. When we returned
on our October trip we found the Egan Station Site As well . But there seems to be some question on the name Fort Pierce.
T he cemetery which is located about 1/4 mile north of the
Egan Station. The many names make it puzzling to refer to, and many causes
are known for this. Facts are, there never was a Fort Pierce, there was a temporary out post that existed over at Shellbourne with the main
Fort located at the lower end of the Ruby Valley, called Fort Ruby. According to the burial records there are several family members buried
at Cherry Creek with the name of Pierce. They may have had some connection to Mining or Ranching causing some mix up in names or places.
Perhaps the fact that soldiers ( arising the thought of Fort) helped the Egan Station keepers fight off a band of Indians, for which three soldiers
were injured, but not killed, and the only name brought to mind in the area was Pierce. On the other hand, since no known soldiers are buried
there, why Old civil War Cemetery, who really knows who or why they called it any of these names.
I t is known that there are at least 30 or more grave sites, and there are some facts to whom maybe buried there. One known to be buried there
is a John S. Low, died September 25, 1873. John was working at the Union Mine over at Mike Springs and was found somewhere between
Mike Springs and the Post at Schellbourne suffering from a stroke or heart attack by a patrol of soldiers. After taking him to the Post at Schellbourne
he died two weeks later. Reasons given that the Post may have not had a cemetery, and family could not be found, but said they buried him
alongside three soldiers who had been supposingly killed earlier in a fight with Indians and had been "buried on the spot". This statement was given
from Family and reported by old timers of Cherry Creek, who they themselves called the old cemetery, "Old Civil War Cemetery".
W hy they just didn't bury him at Cherry Creek I don't under stand, it was closer to Schellbourne. But his family believes he is buried at Egan
and they assume it is the ONE with the large cross, but I saw two.
N ow in the book Treasure Hill by Turrentine Jackson, he makes note of a family by the name of Woodruff traveling to White Pine County in
April of 1869. It was said that the father took ill and died at Egan Canyon and was buried along side the road. Now the Egan Cemetery is
along side the road and makes since that he just might be another grave here.
R egardless of what name you choose to call it, the cemetery is a beautiful place. The markers left standing show great craftsmanship and
give wonder to a picture with the range in the back ground.
T he cemetery which is located about 1/4 mile north of the
Egan Station. The many names make it puzzling to refer to, and many causes
are known for this. Facts are, there never was a Fort Pierce, there was a temporary out post that existed over at Shellbourne with the main
Fort located at the lower end of the Ruby Valley, called Fort Ruby. According to the burial records there are several family members buried
at Cherry Creek with the name of Pierce. They may have had some connection to Mining or Ranching causing some mix up in names or places.
Perhaps the fact that soldiers ( arising the thought of Fort) helped the Egan Station keepers fight off a band of Indians, for which three soldiers
were injured, but not killed, and the only name brought to mind in the area was Pierce. On the other hand, since no known soldiers are buried
there, why Old civil War Cemetery, who really knows who or why they called it any of these names.
I t is known that there are at least 30 or more grave sites, and there are some facts to whom maybe buried there. One known to be buried there
is a John S. Low, died September 25, 1873. John was working at the Union Mine over at Mike Springs and was found somewhere between
Mike Springs and the Post at Schellbourne suffering from a stroke or heart attack by a patrol of soldiers. After taking him to the Post at Schellbourne
he died two weeks later. Reasons given that the Post may have not had a cemetery, and family could not be found, but said they buried him
alongside three soldiers who had been supposingly killed earlier in a fight with Indians and had been "buried on the spot". This statement was given
from Family and reported by old timers of Cherry Creek, who they themselves called the old cemetery, "Old Civil War Cemetery".
W hy they just didn't bury him at Cherry Creek I don't under stand, it was closer to Schellbourne. But his family believes he is buried at Egan
and they assume it is the ONE with the large cross, but I saw two. 