Union Soldiers Graves

Union Soldiers Graves. . 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 soldiers 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 They Rest in Peace.