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By Ken Smith, August 25, 2012 | |
| | | 1. C.S.A. Camp Trenton Marker | | |
Inscription. Located 1.4 miles west of this site, Camp Trenton was a Confederate Army training camp in Gibson County. Colonel M. R. Hill's 47th Tennessee Infantry departed from Camp Trenton by train on Sunday, April 6, 1862, and arrived at the Battle of Shiloh on Monday, April 7, as the only Confederate reinforcements.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4B 39.)
Location. 36° 1.497′ N, 88° 58.523′ W. Marker is near Trenton, Tennessee, in Gibson County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 45W and Old Dyersburg Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 45W. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Old Dyersburg Road, Trenton TN 38382, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Forrest at Trenton (approx. 3.4 miles away); David Crockett (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gibson County Courthouse (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gibson County Confederate Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fighting for Trenton (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rebecca Hawkins Crockett (approx. 6.9 miles away); David Crockett's Last Home (approx. 7.3 miles away); Forrest's Raid (approx. 12.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Trenton.
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By Ken Smith, August 25, 2012 | |
| | | 2. C.S.A. Camp Trenton Marker | | |
7th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, CSA. Information about the 7th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. (Submitted on September 1, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 26, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 78 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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