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. 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 Southern soldiers and carried out those duties throughout the Siege of Vicksburg. Mr. Arnold meticulously maintained records of the soldiers he buried, assigning each one a grave number. Regrettably, his list and map of the cemetery disappeared after the siege. However, a portion of his list was discovered in the early 1960s with the name, rank, company, unit, and date of death for 1,600 soldiers. Approximately 3,500 names are unknown." Assistant Surgeon, William B. Johnston's burial location is among the unknown.

Comments by Sam Price; Very interesting. A portion of the information available on William B Johnston, F - a - G Memorial # 105295198. Other Memorial Stones have been added over the years and today Approximately 2,000 Confederate Hero's are Memorialized with Grave Stones.
Sam P