Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Beauregard

Photographed by Ken Smith, November 16, 2012

1. Camp Beauregard Marker

Inscription. Among the Confederate units activated and trained in the staging area which stood here were the 6th Tenn. Infantry (Stephens), 9th Tenn. Infantry (Douglass), 12th Tenn. Infantry (Russell), 13th Tenn. Infantry (Wright), and 15th Tenn. Infantry (Carroll). The camp was activated in May, 1861; Col. William H. Stephens, CSA. was its first commander. Normal procedure was for companies to organize in their home communities, then to repair here for organization into regiments.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4D 34.)

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 month for this entry is May 1861.

Location. 35° 36.984′ N, 88° 49.797′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Hollywood Drive and Airways Blvd., on the left when traveling north on Hollywood Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 253 Airways Blvd, Jackson TN 38301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 walking distance of this marker: Riverside Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lambuth College (approx. half a mile away); Illinois Central Railroad Division Office (approx. half a mile away); Andersons & Claytons Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe Dunaway Anderson / Anderson, Clayton & Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); 61st US Colored Infantry Regiment (approx. 0.6 miles away); 107 East Lafayette (approx. 0.6 miles away); Madison County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

More about this marker. Airways Blvd. & Hollywood Dr. split (Y) and the sign is at the center of the Y.

Photographed by Ken Smith, November 16, 2012

2. Camp Beauregard Marker

Photographed by Ken Smith, November 16, 2012

3. Camp Beauregard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.