Seven Union Soldiers who died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1867 are buried here. They were sent to Huntsville during the reconstruction period to maintain order in Walker County four years after the soldiers had been in the penitentiary.
Six of the men buried here are:
Pvt. Wm. Eckhard Died 9/14/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Sgt. Arthur Volgner Died 9/15/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. John H. McBride Died 9/18/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. Patrick Downey Died 9/20/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. Freeman Uphold Died 9/25/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Capt. J.A. Butler Died 10/1/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
September 30, 1867, Captain James Butler reported that "Yellow Fever" took five soldiers, all stationed here had it but one. THree soldeiers are left at this post. Funeral expense for Pvt. Uphold and Downey was fifteen dollars each. December 31, 1867, the U.S. Government sent eighty-four dollars to pay for funeral expenses for these Union soldiers.
May The Rest in Piece.
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