Confederate Rest - Civil War - foresthillcemetery.net

140 soldiers buried here in the northernmost Confederate cemetery in the United States. All were from Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment who were being held prisoner at Camp Randall. Captured on Island 10 in the Mississippi in April of 1862.

They all died within a two month period, some from their wounds, most of disease and malnutrition. Despite being confederate soldiers Madisonians brought them gifts and food daily.



Retaining Wall Reconstructed 2008

Individuals Buried Here - There are five unmarked graves:

Adams, T. C. Albritton, Henry Aoner, H. J. Bajkim, Franklin Barber, S. M. Barker, James H. Bates, Edward Beard, W. D. Bearley, J. H. Bird, Daniel D. Bowden, Joshua Bowen, John Bracken, B. W. Bracken, John Brandon, John Braning, Elijah Bridges, A. B. Brooks, William Browder, Joel Buttery, M. F. Carr, George Castleberry, S. Christwood, W. Conn, Samuel Damron, J. C. Damson, T. Davidson, George Davis, Zelick Deemins, T. D. Drinkhard, P. L. Drinkhard, William Edwards, J. Essry, Thomas Famed, W. T. Faulk, H. Flowers, J. H. French, M. Fulton, T. D. Galoway, Lee Gilkriss, Abel Gilmore, J. J.

Gilmore, J. W. Glesson, Henry Gordon, J. N. Grantham, Mathew Grew, Isham Hadox, W. D. Hagins, J. S. Hamm, William Henry, James E. Hillhare, J. C. Holliday, Aug Hollingsworth, C. A. Holt, John R. Hood, F. M. Horton, F. M. Hutson, R. M. Infmger, Hamilton Infmger, William Ingraham, W.H. Jainegan, James P. Jones, John H. Kainnater, Thomas Kelly, Richard Leden, Jacob Lisenby, E. C. Lockridge, J. H. Ludlin, Thomas Mansell, B. F. Mathews, W. C. Mays, I. M. Meachem, F. L. Meader, Henry Mettler, Charles Mims, Thomas Moore, William Morrison, T. Niles, Samuel O'Donnell, David. Odum, James. Olever, S. T. Osborne, Thomas

Parker, L. D. Patrick, J. F. Paul, J. M. Peacock, Benagee Pinkney, J. S. Pipkin, William M. Register, Pierce Reynolds, W. T. Richardson, W. T. Riley, Robert Rives, David Ross, J. M. Russell, W. 1. Sanders, W. J. Scott, D. M. Seyers, J. K. Skipper, A. J. Smart, A. Smith, Edward Smith, J. T. Smith, William Smith, S. M. Spears, A. F. Spears, George W. Stogner, J. V. Strickland, J. H. Taylor, Isaac Taylor, Robert Tillery, William Tucker, G. E. Tucker, T. T. Warren, J. C. Waterman, Alice W. White, John K. Wickes, John Wicks, Clarence Williams, N. J. Williamson, J. Wylie, John Mills Yeager, T. J.