Saint Helena's Episcopal Churchyard – Beaufort – United States

Saint Helena’s Episcopal Churchyard in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the historic burial ground of the Parish Church of St. Helena, an Anglican congregation founded in 1712. The churchyard was consecrated in 1724, when the first chapel on the present site was completed. ([irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com](https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/09fbc323/files/uploaded/Churchyard%20Brochure-website.pdf)) The grounds contain approximately 750 recorded burials, including the earliest interment of Colonel John “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell. Notable burials include Revolutionary-era officer John Barnwell, Confederate generals Richard H. Anderson and Stephen Elliott Jr., and longtime rector Joseph R. Walker. The churchyard also includes graves of two British officers killed near Port Royal on February 3, 1779, and 14 identified Patriot gravesites. Visitors are asked to remain on designated paths, avoid walking on grave plots, and refrain from gravestone rubbings. ([irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com](https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/09fbc323/files/uploaded/Churchyard%20Brochure-website.pdf))