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

Confederate Training Camp

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

1. Confederate Training Camp Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War this area along the road from Rusk to Crockett served as a training camp for Confederate soldiers. Located in a bare field with an available water supply from the nearby Pryor Branch, Camp Rusk was used for training new recruits as well as for reorganizing and equipping veteran units. Several units that spent time here went on to serve with distinction in such battles as Mansfield and Glorieta Pass. The training camp was occupied by Union soldiers after the war ended and was abandoned once the occupation period was over.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6631.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 47.417′ N, 95° 9.353′ W. Marker is in Rusk, Texas, in Cherokee County. It is on West Crockett Street (Farm to Market Road 23) ¼ mile west of Barron Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located along the north side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 246 West Crockett Street, 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 walking distance of this marker: Old College Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Sam Houston Speeches (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Rusk College

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Rusk (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Confederate Gun Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Rusk (approx. half a mile away); Old Bonner Bank Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rusk.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

2. Confederate Training Camp Marker

The view of the Confederate Training Camp Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

3. The view of the Confederate Training Camp Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.