Oakland Cemetery (Camden, Arkansas)

Oakland Cemetery (also known as Confederate Cemetery) is a historic cemetery in Camden, Arkansas, located on Maul Road between Pearl Street and Madison Avenue. Established in 1830, it is the city's oldest cemetery. It consists of just over 7 acres (2.8 ha) of land donated in that year by William L. Bradley, one of Camden's founders. It is the burial site of many of Camden's leading citizens.[2] Among them is James Thomas Elliott (1823–1875), a former Confederate soldier who represented Arkansas's 2nd District as a Republican.

Oakland Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Confederate Memorial in Oakland Cemetery
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Location	100 Blk. of Maul Rd. bounded by Pearl St. and Madison Ave., Camden, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°35′36″N 92°49′59″W
Area	7.1 acres (2.9 ha)
Built	1830 (1830)
NRHP reference No.	00000634[1]
Added to NRHP	June 9, 2000

An area of just under one acre which is separated from the rest of the cemetery by a chain fence is reserved for Camden's Confederate States Army fallen, and features a granite obelisk topped by a cannonball. There are 231 graves in this section, including both known and unknown individuals.[3]

The entire cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The Confederate section of the cemetery was separately listed on the National Register in 1996.[1]