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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
COUNTRY
America
ADDRESS
Cabot, Arkansas, United States

CAMP NELSON CONFEDERATE CEMETERY PICTURE

Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
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About Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
It is a historic burial site situated near the city of Cabot in Lonoke County (AR) USA. It was established in 1897. It is open every day from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery

  • The burial site derived its name after Brigadier General Allison Nelson, who was also the 9th mayor of Atlanta.
    The burial site derived its name after Brigadier General Allison Nelson, who was also the 9th mayor of Atlanta.
  • It is also a military campsite where as many as 1500 confederate soldiers from Arkansas and Texas died in the periods of two months in 1862 at the time of the epidemic of typhoid and black measles. They buried in the surrounding area and most of their graves are unmarked.
    It is also a military campsite where as many as 1500 confederate soldiers from Arkansas and Texas died in the periods of two months in 1862 at the tim
  • A 12-foot obelisk was erected in the cemetery in the memory of unknown soldiers buried there.
    A 12-foot obelisk was erected in the cemetery in the memory of unknown soldiers buried there.
  • In May 1996, it was added as a national historic place to the NRHP.

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