McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Smartt

Photographed by Tom Gillard, November 8, 2010

1. Camp Smartt Marker

Inscription. This staging and training area was established in the summer of 1861 by Benjamin J. Hill, who organized and commanded here the 35th Tenn. Infantry, CSA, until his promotion to Brigadier General. Discontinued for a time, the camp was reactivated in 1862 by Col. Marcus J. Wright, who was promoted to Brigadier General while here. The camp was then used mainly as a center for Confederate conscripts, but the 9th Texas and 20th Alabama Infantry Regiments were here briefly.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 49.)

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. 35° 39.691′ N, 85° 47.64′ W. Marker is in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County. It is on Liberty Lane ¼ mile west of South Chancery Street (Tennessee Highway 55), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McMinnville TN 37110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroad Town (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dottie West (approx. 1.8 miles away); Charles Faulkner Bryan (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lucy Virginia Smith French

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); 16th Tenn. Reg’t. C.S.A. Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Occupation of McMinnville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gen. Benjamin J. Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); POW and MIA Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McMinnville.

Photographed by Tom Gillard, November 8, 2010

2. Camp Smartt Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,187 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.