Confederate Cemetery and Memorial - Civil War Discovery Trail Sites on Waymarking.com

A smallpox virus spread rapidly through the Alton Prison in 1863, killing more than 1,435 captured soldiers. The soldiers are laid to rest here and each of their names is commemorated at the Memorial. The Alton Prison and Confederate Cemetery are some of the rare northernmost monuments to the Confederate Soldier.
Plaque reads: "Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of 1,354 Confederate Soldiers who died here and at the Smallpox Hospital on the adjacent island while prisoners of war and whose graves cannot now be identified."

The 40 foot high granite obelisk was completed in 1909.

Located at Rozier St. (2 blocks west of State St.) in Alton, IL 62002

Type of site: Cemetery Address: Rozier St. Alton, IL USA 62002 Phone Number: 314-845-8320 Admission Charged: No Charge Website: [Web Link] Driving Directions: Not listed

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