As many as 700 prisoners died in 1862 when smallpox and other diseases were rampant in the camp, many aggravated or worsened by the poor living conditions the prisoners endured there, and they were interred in the cemetery in their own Confederate section.
As many as 700 prisoners died in 1862. Smallpox were rampant in the camp, many aggravated or worsened by the poor living conditions. Other diseases were rampant in the camp, many aggravated or worsened by the poor living conditions. The prisoners endured there the poor living conditions. They were interred in the cemetery in their own Confederate section.