Natchitoches in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Camp Salubrity

Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

1. Site of Camp Salubrity Marker

Inscription. About 2 miles NW occupied 1844-45 by the 4th Infantry Regiment part of the "Army of Observation" to be near the Texas border should hostilities occur with Mexico. The camp located on the old Texas Road. Lt. Ulysses S. Grant was stationed there and later became the 18th President of the United States.

Erected 2017 by Cane River National Heritage Area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 31° 46.945′ N, 93° 6.248′ W. Marker is in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. Marker is at the intersection of Highway 3175 Bypass (State Highway 6) and Breazeale Springs Street, on the left when traveling east on Highway 3175 Bypass. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchitoches LA 71457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Fort Claiborne (approx. 1.6 miles away); The American Transition (approx. 1.7 miles away); Natchitoches Indians (approx. 1.7 miles away); Natchitoches Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away); Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (approx. 1.7 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 1.7 miles

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away); Roque House (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Roque House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchitoches.

Also see . . . The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant - Chapter III: Camp Salubrity. (Submitted on October 31, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

U.S. Grant (left) at Camp Salubrity in 1845. image. Click for full size.

Public domain, 1845

2. U.S. Grant (left) at Camp Salubrity in 1845.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

3. Site of Camp Salubrity Marker

Gen. U.S. Grant image. Click for full size.

Public domain

4. Gen. U.S. Grant

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,886 times since then and 128 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on August 8, 2021, by Cindy D Akers of Christiansburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.