Camp
Nelson Confederate Cemetery
Located in
Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas.
There are 444
graves here marked "Unknown Soldier".
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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