Willis Annison Cash (1838-1904) - Find a Grave Memorial

Willis Annison Cash

Birth

1838

Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Death

2 Feb 1904 (aged 65–66)

Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas, USA

Burial

Pea Ridge Cemetery

Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas, USA Show Map

Plot

3rd East Section of the Cemetery

Memorial ID

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Company D
2nd Regiment
Arkansas MTD Rifles
Confederate States of America

Inscription

Why do they call them Rebels?
These men who marched under Lee.

What they fought for,
Was their future: Yes, that's you and me.

The Bible states there's no greater love,
Than for another to die.

These stones mark hallowed ground,
For these souls died for you and I.

Most were common country folks,
That just wanted left alone.

They cared about their family
And were defending their precious home.

They brought with them their weapons,
Just a squirrel gun worked quite well,

But many never got a rifle,
Until their comrade fell.

These men trudged through winter snows
And the briars in summer's heat.

But the best that some had,
Was only rags to protect their shoeless feet.

So let our heroes, now cast in stone,
A constant reminder be.

There will always be a high price,
For life and liberty.

When time on earth has ended
And the Mighty Angel's trumpet blown,

God will surely reach down
And welcome these soldiers home.

written by: Ronnie Hinson 2002'