Hampton Station in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Boone

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

1. Camp Boone Marker

Inscription. Here in 1861 was established a staging area and training camp for Kentuckians desiring to enlist for the Confederacy. An early camp commander was Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, CSA. Col. (later Brig. Gen.) Roger W. Hanson brought here a regiment of Kentucky State Guards, which became the 2nd Ky. Inf., CSA. Other Kentucky units staging here included the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Ky. Cavalry Regiments.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C-40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 36° 36.628′ N, 87° 15.159′ W. Marker is in Hampton Station, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Guthrie Highway (U.S. 79), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reuben Ross (approx. 1.4 miles away); Joseph Buckner Killebrew (1831-1906) (approx. 3.7 miles away); Stage Coach Inn (approx. 3.8 miles away in Kentucky); Country Woman's Club (approx. 4.1 miles away); Wilma Glodean Rudolph (approx. 4.7 miles away); Civil War in Tennessee (approx. 4.9 miles away); Dunbar Cave: a place of abundant life (approx. 5 miles away); Dunbar Cave: The Resort Years (approx. 5 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Woodstock (was approx. 4.1 miles away in Kentucky but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Camp Boone. Wikipedia article. (Submitted on September 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

2. Camp Boone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,183 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.