Camp Moore (3)

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. A portion of Camp Moore was also known as Camp Tracy named for the first camp commander, General Elisha L. Tracy. Camp Moore Cemetery in 2020. Camp Moore Parade Ground in 2020. Camp Moore Lithograph 1861 History Established 12 May 1861 as a large Confederate U.S. Civil War training and induction camp at Tangipahoa replacing 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 unsuccessfully raided twice by Union forces in 1863. The camp was successfully raided by Union forces in the summer of 1863 and completely destroyed on 30 Nov 1864 by 5,000 Union Cavalry under Brigadier General John W. Davidson, (Cullum 1257). This last raid destroyed all the buildings and stores and the raiders captured the garrison flag. Current Status Camp Moore Museum in 2020. Camp Moore Roadside Marker. Operated as a historic site by the Camp Moore Historical Association, includes a museum, Confederate Cemetery, and Soldiers Monument. The two-story museum/gift shop has a series of very interesting displays, period photographs, and many artifacts including letters written from soldiers at the camp. On the lower level is a map showing the battle sites where men trained at Camp Moore fought. The original Camp Moore encompassed about 450 acres of woods and fields. The boundaries were described as: ... bounded on the west by the Illinois Gulf Railroad (in 1861 it was the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern), on the south by Beaver Creek, on the east by the Tangipahoa River, and on the north by privately owned lands. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Near Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 30.88492 Long: -90.51094 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 174' GPS Locations: 30.88492, -90.51094 Camp Moore Museum 30.88437, -90.51185 Camp Moore Marker 30.88513, -90.50927 Soldier's Monument 30.88534, -90.50926 Confederate Cemetery 30.88371, -90.50962 Parade Ground 30.88486, -90.50782 Camp Tracey 30.88494, -90.51155 Railroad Tracks 30.88412, -90.50266 Tangipahoa River See Also: Camp Walker Fort Chene Fort Berwick Fort Quitman 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 343. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 553866 - Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery Links: North American Forts - Camp Moore Wikipedia - Camp Moore Visited: 3 Oct 2020