The stones reportedly were moved to Fairmount Cemetery after the road was widened and disturbed them. There is no evidence uncovered that any soldiers were ever buried there. The two oral traditions clash on some points, but do agree on the following. Rev. Jehu Chastain was killed at or near a spring along Flint Creek about 1 mile west of Springtown. He escaped upon a mule but died later.
Negatives are hard to refute.
Lack of proof that a unit was in a particular area may be an omission in official record or a report simply was not made. The Home Guard may have been so loosely formed that it had no recorded history. Becoming a guerilla was not a light matter, and any who dared was subject to immediate execution if caught by the Union. The Rev. Jehu Chastain was not even known to be armed. The Rev. was 61 years age, and unlikely to be involved in fighting.