| Marker Number |
6631 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006631 |
| Marker Title |
Confederate Training Camp |
| Index Entry |
Confederate Training Camp |
| Address |
FM 23 |
| City |
Rusk |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
295876 |
| UTM Northing |
3519213 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
FM 123 (W. 1st St., or Old Crockett Road), north side between Barron and Butler streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
During the Civil War this area along the road from Rusk to Crockett served as a training camp for Confederate soldiers. Located in a bare field with an available water supply from the nearby Pryor Branch, Camp Rusk was used for training new recruits as well as for reorganizing and equipping veteran units. Several units that spent time here went on to serve with distinction in such battles as Mansfield and Glorieta Pass. The training camp was occupied by Union soldiers after the war ended and was abandoned once the occupation period was over. (1984) |
