Looking for Tom Dula’s grave in Elkville, Wilkes County, NC. 7 January 2020

Up this way to the Tom Dula grave! 7 January 2020

The Dula family cemetery is located here, but only Tom Dula’s grave is marked by a headstone. 7 January 2020

Tom Dula was a Confederate veteran. 7 January 2020

Sadly, visitors have chipped away part of Tom Dula’s headstone. Note: His death date is erroneously recorded as 1866. 7 January 2020

This was the highlight of my trip. Tom Dula’s original headstone is housed at nearby Whippoorwill Academy and Village. 7 January 2020

Tom Dula’s correct year of death is noted on his footstone. 7 January 2020

Here is a glimpse of the landscape near Tom Dula’s grave. 7 January 2020