I have a death certificate for my relative, William Martin, that says he died at the "Small Pox Hospital at Walnut Hills, Miss." on April 24, 1863. He was in the Iowa infantry. I am looking for his place of burial.

Looking in the Rosters, I find several William Martins, some of whom died of disease. But no one who died at Walnut Mills.


Clark

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I have a death certificate for my relative, William Martin, that says he died at the "Small Pox Hospital at Walnut Hills, Miss." on April 24, 1863. He was in the Iowa infantry. I am looking for his place of burial.

Walnut Hills was the original name for Vicksburg, dating back to before Mr. Vick (whoever he might have been) came along. Chances are your ancestor is buried at the Vicksburg National Cemetery, although quite possibly in an "Unknown" grave. Most (many?) of the dead Union soldiers from throughout the South were disinterred in 1867-68 and moved to nearby National Cemeteries.