Notasulga in Macon County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Watts

Named for Thomas H. Watts

— CSA Attorney General (1862-63) and Alabama Governor (1863-65) —

Camp Watts Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 8, 2014

1. Camp Watts Marker

Inscription. The camp on this site served as a military hospital, a camp of conscription and instruction, a supply depot, and a cemetery during the War Between the States. At one time, there were hundreds of headstones and rocks marking the final resting place of soldiers who were buried here. The Camp Watts conscription camp was ordered closed after the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. The hospital remained open, staffed by volunteers under the guidance of Juliet Opie Hopkins who relied on charitable donations from Ladies Aid Societies throughout Alabama. She also used her personal funds to keep the hospital operating.

Erected 2007 by the Admiral Semmes Chapter, UDC & the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1917.

Location. 32° 32.04′ N, 85° 40.828′ W. Marker is in Notasulga, Alabama, in Macon County. Marker is on Union Camp Road, 0.2 miles north of Cooper Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Camp Road, Notasulga AL 36866, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church "The Tree" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church - Baptismal (approx. half a mile away); Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church - Church Privies (approx. half a mile away); Shiloh-Rosenwald School / Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bethlehem (approx. 2½ miles away); Battle of Chehaw Station (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Notasulga.

Regarding Camp Watts. Camp Watts is currently private property and is used for cattle.

Thomas H. Watts during Civil War image. Click for full size.

Public Domain, 1860s

2. Thomas H. Watts during Civil War

Camp Watts Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 8, 2013

3. Camp Watts Marker Area

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 8, 2014

4. Camp Watts Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,956 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.