Camp Recovery, Georgia
Camp Recovery Entrance
A historical market and memorial
gateway mark the entrance to a
pathway leading up to the site of
Camp Recovery.
A historical market and memorial
gateway mark the entrance to a
pathway leading up to the site of
Camp Recovery.
Camp Recovery, Georgia
The monument on the site of
Camp Recovery was erected by
the Federal government during
the 1880s to mark the location
where soldiers who died at the
camp were buried.
The monument on the site of
Camp Recovery was erected by
the Federal government during
the 1880s to mark the location
where soldiers who died at the
camp were buried.
Camp Recovery, Georgia
A temporary outpost of nearby Fort Scott,
Camp Recovery was a hospital camp
established by U.S. soldiers during a terrible
malaria outbreak.
Largely due to its unhealthy location on a
bluff surrounded by the swamps of Georgia's
Flint River, Fort Scott was plagued by
mosquito-borne illnesses. At one point in
1820, as many as 769 of the 780 soldiers
stationed at the fort were reported sick with
what we now know was malaria.
A number of these, capable of being moved,
were brought here to a high pine-covered
ridge in hopes that a change of climate might
assist in their recovery. The project failed,
however, and many soldiers died and were
buried here at what became known as
"Camp Recovery."
The well-maintained site is today a moving
place to remember these virtually forgotten
men who gave their lives for our country.
Camp Recovery is also one of Georgia's best
examples of private preservation of an
important historic site.
Camp Recovery was a hospital camp
established by U.S. soldiers during a terrible
malaria outbreak.
Largely due to its unhealthy location on a
bluff surrounded by the swamps of Georgia's
Flint River, Fort Scott was plagued by
mosquito-borne illnesses. At one point in
1820, as many as 769 of the 780 soldiers
stationed at the fort were reported sick with
what we now know was malaria.
A number of these, capable of being moved,
were brought here to a high pine-covered
ridge in hopes that a change of climate might
assist in their recovery. The project failed,
however, and many soldiers died and were
buried here at what became known as
"Camp Recovery."
The well-maintained site is today a moving
place to remember these virtually forgotten
men who gave their lives for our country.
Camp Recovery is also one of Georgia's best
examples of private preservation of an
important historic site.
| Camp Recovery Recovery, Georgia |
| The site of Camp Recovery is located in Decatur County, Georgia just east of the small community of Recovery, Georgia. |
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| Copyright 2006 by Dale A. Cox |