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| − | '''Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery''' in Cabot, Arkansas, honors the fallen soldiers of the [[Civil War]]. The cemetery, located adjacent to [[Arlene Cherry Memorial Park]] on Cherry Road, is named for Brigadier General Allison Nelson of the Tenth Texas Infantry. | + | '''Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery''' in [[Cabot]], Arkansas, honors the fallen soldiers of the [[Civil War]]. The cemetery, located adjacent to [[Arlene Cherry Memorial Park]] on Cherry Road, is named for Brigadier General Allison Nelson of the Tenth Texas Infantry. |
[[Camp Nelson]] was originally called [[Camp Hope]]. Camp Hope experienced a severe outbreak of typhoid fever in 1862. Fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers died, and were buried together in makeshift graves. The camp became a more formal cemetery in the early twentieth century, and a twelve-foot tall obelisk was erected at the site as a memorial. | [[Camp Nelson]] was originally called [[Camp Hope]]. Camp Hope experienced a severe outbreak of typhoid fever in 1862. Fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers died, and were buried together in makeshift graves. The camp became a more formal cemetery in the early twentieth century, and a twelve-foot tall obelisk was erected at the site as a memorial. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 1 May 2009
Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery in Cabot, Arkansas, honors the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. The cemetery, located adjacent to Arlene Cherry Memorial Park on Cherry Road, is named for Brigadier General Allison Nelson of the Tenth Texas Infantry.
Camp Nelson was originally called Camp Hope. Camp Hope experienced a severe outbreak of typhoid fever in 1862. Fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers died, and were buried together in makeshift graves. The camp became a more formal cemetery in the early twentieth century, and a twelve-foot tall obelisk was erected at the site as a memorial.
