Camp Jones

From August through November 1861, thousands of Confederate soldiers from the brigades of Brig. Gens. Henry Whiting and Cadmus Wilcox occupied the acres around Bristoe Station in an encampment named Camp Jones for Col. Egbert Jones of the 4th Alabama Infantry, who died from wounds suffered at the First Battle of Manassas. Bristoe was well suited for a large camp because it lay near a fresh water source and the vital Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the camp probably included numerous unit encampments spread around the Bristoe Station area. Poor sanitary conditions caused a massive outbreak of disease that led to nearly 1,000 deaths from yellow fever, dysentery, typhoid, measles, and other contagious illnesses, and most of the dead were buried in cemeteries organized by their state of origin. By November 1861, most of the Confederates had moved to other parts of Prince William and Fairfax Counties, though the area continued to host camps from both sides during the war, including a large Federal encampment in the winter of 1863-1864.

Linton Hall, Virginia · United States