Here lie two hundred fifty Confederate soldiers and two Federal soldiers, known but to God, most of whom died of wounds, disease, and sickness in the Confederate hospitals located here from 1862 to 1864. These men were wounded in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, and in the Dalton-Kingston Campaign. Surgeon B.W. Avent was in charge of these hospitals. The hospitals were moved to Atlanta in May 1864 to avoid capture by Federals, and were later used by the Federals.