Near Coffeeville in Upshur County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
C.S.A. Camp Talley
Photographed by Gary Estep, February 2, 2026
1. C.S.A. Camp Talley Marker
Camp of instruction, set up near old Coffeeville soon after Governor's June 8, 1861, proclamation requesting voluntary popular support for troop training. Merchants were to give goods; farmers, food; laborers, their work; camp officers, leadership; trainees received no pay until mustered into the Confederate army.
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11301.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1861.
Location. 32° 50.319′ N, 94° 45.345′ W. Marker is near Coffeeville, Texas, in Upshur County. It is on Texas Route 155 east of Verbena Road, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of the Old Coffeeville Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ore City TX 75683, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Coffeeville, C. S. A. (here, next to this marker); Tarver's Ferry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Riley Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); Site of Old Spearman's Ferry (approx. 5½ miles away); In Appreciation (approx. 6.1 miles away); Old Hughes Furnace
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Additional keywords. C.S.A. Camp Talley
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018
2. C.S.A. Camp Talley Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018
3. C.S.A. Camp Talley Marker located in front of the Old Coffeeville Cemetery.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018
4. View from marker looking east on Texas Route 155.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2026, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
