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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery


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While camped near Old Austin in 1862, a large group of Texas Confederate soldiers were overcome by a measles epidemic, causing the deaths of several hundred. In 1907, the remains were moved to this historic cemetery.


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Phone: (501) 676-6403

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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery

While camped near Old Austin in 1862, a large group of Texas Confederate soldiers were overcome by a measles epidemic, causing the deaths of several hundred. In 1907, the remains were moved to this historic cemetery.

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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery

While camped near Old Austin in 1862, a large group of Texas Confederate soldiers were overcome by a measles epidemic, causin...