Rusk in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

1. C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound Marker

Inscription. At this site. Housed some of the more than 3,000 Federals captured at Mansfield, La., on April 8, 1864, in Red River campaign to prevent Federal invasion of Texas. Camp Ford, at Tyler, was largest P.O.W. camp west of the Mississippi. Texas had 2 others, at Hempstead, Waller County, and Camp Verde, Kerr County.

Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6867.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 1864.

Location. 31° 45.96′ N, 95° 8.491′ W. Marker is in Rusk, Texas, in Cherokee County. It is on Farm to Market Road 241 0.6 miles north of County Highway 1104. The marker is located along the west side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6867 FM 241, Rusk TX 75785, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Cook's Fort (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Crescent Iron Ore Furnaces (approx. 1½ miles away); Cedar Hill Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Rusk College (approx. 1.6 miles away); James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County (approx. 1.9 miles away); Confederate Training Camp

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Rusk (approx. 2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rusk (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rusk.

Also see . . . Camp Ford. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on September 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

2. C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound Marker

The view of the C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound Marker along the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

3. The view of the C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound Marker along the highway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.