OLD BEAR CREEK CEMETERY, MAURY COUNTY 1807-1836, MARSHALL COUNTY Aft. 1836.

Our focus is on the tall stone here for W. L.Orr, beside the fallen Brown family memorials.

This is the W. L. Orr memorial a casualty of the Civil War.

ORR, W. L., 30 Jan 1838 - 8 Oct 1861. Company E, 4th Texas Regiment, a brave soldier, C.S.A. Loved and served his country and God. 
Inscription: "W. L. ORR -- BORN -- JAN 30 1838 -- DIED -- OCT 8 1861 -- A member of Co. E. 4. Tex. Reg. a brave solder C. S. A. Loved and served his country and God." 
Photos, commentary and transcription by Wayne Austin, 26 Feb 2008.