</s> ▁Cross ▁Creek ▁C emetery ▁is ▁a ▁c emetery ▁located ▁in ▁F ay ette ville , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁near ▁a ▁cre ek ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁that ▁" me and ers ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁F ay ette ville ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁F ear ▁River ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁The ▁c emetery ▁is ▁organized ▁into ▁five ▁number ed ▁sections ▁and ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁c emetery ▁office ▁within ▁F ay ette ville - C umber land ▁County ▁Park s ▁& ▁Rec re ation . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁original ▁section , ▁known ▁as ▁Cross ▁Creek ▁C emetery ▁Number ▁One ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁and ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁It ▁contains ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 1 7 0 ▁grav emark ers ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 . This ▁c emetery ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁c emetery ▁in ▁F ay ette ville . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁ended , ▁the ▁Lad ies ' ▁Memorial ▁Association ▁of ▁F ay ette ville ▁had ▁all ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁battle — al ong ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁and ▁been ▁buried ▁in ▁various ▁nearby ▁locations — inter red ▁( or ▁re - inter red ) ▁in ▁Cross ▁Creek ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁then ▁raised ▁the ▁funds ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁Sold iers ▁Monument ▁in ▁Cross ▁Creek , ▁the ▁first ▁Confeder ate ▁monument ▁in