The city of Vicksburg served as a major hospital center in the early years of the Civil War. A section in the Cedar Hill (Vicksburg City) Cemetery was set aside to provide a fitting burial place for Confederate soldiers who died of sickness or wounds. Known as "Soldiers' Rest," the plot in Cedar Hill Cemetery is the final resting place for an estimated 5,000 Confederate soldiers.A local undertaker, Mr. J.Q. Arnold, was hired by the Confederate government to bury Confederate soldiers, and carried

160 years ago today, Confederate president Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia. With his arrest, the Confederate government ceased to exist. Northern papers mocked him, and Southern elites blamed him. Learn more in our clip from The Civil War. #OnThisDay #civilwarhistory #ShelbyFoote | UNUM Ken Burns