Camp Van Dorn

Camp Van Dorn (1942-1945) - A U.S. Army infantry training post established in 1942 as Centreville Cantonment near Centreville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Renamed for Confederate Major General Earl Van Dorn, who was killed at Spring Hill, 8 May 1863, during the U.S. Civil War. The camp was declared surplus in 1945.

Camp Van Dorn History

Camp Van Dorn was established on 20 Sep 1942

Current Status

Now private property in Centerville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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Location: Private Property near Centerville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 31.0569 Long: -91.0737 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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 452

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