Camp Recovery
The medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had contracted malaria and dysentery in the swampy environs of the fort. Soldiers considered the fort to be the deadliest military assignment in the country because of numerous illnesses and deaths there. The camp was located on a high ridge three miles southeast of Fort Scott. A 34-pound cannon marks the site of the camp and the nearby cemetery for the soldiers who perished here.
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Decatur Historical Society, 1995.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: David Seibert.