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Civil War Round Table of Arkansas
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Camp Nelson Cemetery
Located in Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas. There are
444 graves here marked "Unknown Soldier". The sign states there
were 1500 soldiers who died due to disease.
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Camp Nelson
Thousands of Arkansas and Texas Confederates were camped near
this spot in 1862. The camp named in honor of Brigadier
General Allison Nelson, was stricken by disease resulting in 1,500
deaths including Nelson. The dead were buried along these
hills and forgotten until 1906 when a group of Confederate Veterans
supervised the establishment of this cemetery. It was
soon forgotten and neglected. In 1981 local school teachers
and students restored the cemetery. It was rededicated in
1982. - Lonoke County Historical Commission.
Known Soldiers buried here as unknown:
Henry H. Asberry *- Texas
14th Regiment Company F - Died September 11, 1862 at Camp Nelson, Arkansas.
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