Located in Oakwood Cemetary in High Point, NC From 1863 thru 1865, over 5,000 wounded Confederate Soldiers were brought to High Point, NC by train and treated at yhe Barbee Wayside hospital,formerly the Barbee Hotel, then the Bellvue Hotel, which was across the street from the train depot.
Fifty of these soldiers were known to have died while at the hospital and were buried at various gravesites around the town.
It is unknown if they died of their actual wounds or of smallpox, which was in epidemic in the area at that time. The Barbee Hospital register notes his death on April 13, 1865. About 10 years later, the bodies were all moved to the Oakwood Cemetary and marked accordingly.
Located in Oakwood Cemetary in High Point, NC From 1863 thru 1865, over 5,000 wounded Confederate Soldiers were brought to High Point, NC by train and treated at yhe Barbee Wayside hospital,formerly the Barbee Hotel, then the Bellvue Hotel, which was across the street from the train depot.
Fifty of these soldiers were known to have died while at the hospital and were buried at various gravesites around the town.
It is unknown if they died of their actual wounds or of smallpox, which was in epidemic in the area at that time. The Barbee Hospital register notes his death on April 13, 1865. About 10 years later, the bodies were all moved to the Oakwood Cemetary and marked accordingly.
Inscription
GEO DICKS, CO. G, FIRST REG. S.C.
Gravesite Details
Confederate Soldier