Confederate Gen. Ben McCulloch established Camp Jackson in July 1861 before marching into Missouri, and after the Aug. 11 Battle of Oak Hills he returned there. The 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, formed Aug. 17, 1861, in Mt. Vernon, Mo., trained at Camp Jackson and included men from southwest Arkansas, some of whom died in a measles outbreak. Missouri Gov. Claiborne Jackson, for whom the camp was named, was there from Oct. 15 to 18, 1861. Confederate troops left Camp Jackson in October 1861, and 27 men of the 4th Arkansas Infantry are buried in Georgia Cemetery: Co. A: Benjamin Bearden, John Farmer, Francis Harbor, Luther High, Joseph McKissic, James Strong, Adolphus Williams; Co. B: Richard Busbey, John Buster, Wm. Daniel, Franklin Lloyd; Co. C: John Bostick Sr., John Clover, David Farr; Co. E: David Brake, John Carlton, George Harris, James Jones; Co. F: Lewis Webb; Co. G: Seaborn Barnes, Robt. Gentry, Burgess Mathews; Co. H: Sparton Boyle, Thomas Cagle, William Hall, Elijah Russell, James Russell. The 4th's surgeon saw about 30 deaths, most from diseases.