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== History | == History == | ||
Established 12 May 1861 as a large Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] training and induction camp at Tangipahoa to replace the overcrowded [[Camp Walker (1)]] in New Orleans. This camp became the main Confederate training camp in Louisiana assembling and training recruits into ten company regiments. The camp was raided by Union forces several times in 1863 and 1864. The camp was destroyed on 30 Nov 1864 by 5,000 Union Cavalry under Brigadier General [[John W. Davidson]], {{Cullum|1257}}. | Established 12 May 1861 as a large Confederate [[U.S. Civil War]] training and induction camp at Tangipahoa to replace the overcrowded [[Camp Walker (1)]] in New Orleans. This camp became the main Confederate training camp in Louisiana assembling and training recruits into ten company regiments. The camp was raided by Union forces several times in 1863 and 1864. The camp was destroyed on 30 Nov 1864 by 5,000 Union Cavalry under Brigadier General [[John W. Davidson]], {{Cullum|1257}}. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Operated as a historic site by the Camp Moore Historical Association, includes a museum, Confederate Cemetery and Soldiers Monument. | Operated as a historic site by the Camp Moore Historical Association, includes a museum, Confederate Cemetery, and Soldiers Monument. | ||
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* Elevation: 174' | * Elevation: 174' | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 3 October 2020
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Camp Moore (3) (1861-1864) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War training and induction camp established in 1861 near Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Named Camp Moore after Louisiana's Civil War Governor Thomas O. Moore. Destroyed by Union Cavalry in 1864.
HistoryEstablished 12 May 1861 as a large Confederate U.S. Civil War training and induction camp at Tangipahoa to replace the overcrowded Camp Walker (1) in New Orleans. This camp became the main Confederate training camp in Louisiana assembling and training recruits into ten company regiments. The camp was raided by Union forces several times in 1863 and 1864. The camp was destroyed on 30 Nov 1864 by 5,000 Union Cavalry under Brigadier General John W. Davidson, (Cullum 1257). Current StatusOperated as a historic site by the Camp Moore Historical Association, includes a museum, Confederate Cemetery, and Soldiers Monument.
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