The Civil War in Arkansas - Places

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Lonoke
CAMP NELSON CONFEDERATE CEMETERY
P.O. Box 431, Lonoke, AR 72086, (501) 676-6403

From The Civil War Trust's Official Guide to the Civil War Discovery Trail;
Courtesy of Macmillan Travel

Description: While camped near Old Austin, Arkansas, a large group of Texas Confederate soldiers were overcome by a measles epidemic, causing the deaths of several hundred. The soldiers were buried near the encampment. In 1907, the General Assembly appropriated funds to remove the remains into the area that became the cemetery. The remains were not identified on the stone markers; a monument at the cemetery tells this story.

Admission Fees: Free.

Open to Public: Daily: Dawn to dusk.

Visitor Services: Handicapped access.

Regularly Scheduled Events: June.- Flag Day Celebration.

Directions: From I-40: take the Remington exit (7 miles west of Lonoke). Take Hwy. 15 north for 2.5 miles to where it crosses and becomes Highway 89. Continue on Hwy. 89 to the junction of Highway 321. Turn right on Hwy. 321 and continue approximately 2 miles to Cherry Road. Turn left on Cherry Rd. Site is approximately 1/2 mile on the right.

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