Camp Beauregard (4)

Camp Beauregard (4) (1861-1862) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War training and organization camp established in 1861 near Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. Named Camp Beauregard presumably after Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, (Cullum 942). Abandoned in 1862. History Established in May 1861 with Colonel William H. Stephens, CSA. as its first commander Among the Confederate units activated and trained at Camp Beauregard were the: 6th Tenn. Infantry (Stephens) organized May 1861 9th Tenn. Infantry (Douglass) organized May 1861 12th Tenn. Infantry (Russell) organized May 1861 13th Tenn. Infantry (Wright) organized Jun 1861 15th Tenn. Infantry (Carroll) organized June 1861 The Normal procedure was for companies to organize in their home communities, then to repair here for organization into regiments. In June 1862, Federal forces occupied the town and took control of the railroad junction to use the tracks as supply lines for their Mississippi campaigns. Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant headquartered in Jackson in the months surrounding the Battle of Shiloh. Current Status Marker only {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. Maps & Images Lat: 35.61640 Long: -88.82995 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ?' GPS Locations: 35.61640, -88.82995 Marker See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 738. Links: North American Forts - Camp Beauregard Waymarking - Camp Beauregard Visited: 8 Sep 2020