Diamond Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Davis
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 15, 2015
1. Camp Davis Marker
Inscription.
Camp Davis, a Civil War mustering ground for Confederate troops from Virginia under the command of Col. Jubal A. Early, once occupied this area. At least 130 Southern soldiers died at the camp's own Pratt Hospital and were buried in Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery. The neighborhood's historically African American identity took shape during Reconstruction, when Camp Davis became an important refuge for freed slaves. Before being annexed by the city in 1870, it was the site of Federal military headquarters, the Freedmen's Bureau Camp Davis School headed by Jacob Eschbach Yoder and a black Methodist Episcopal Church.
Camp Davis, a Civil War mustering ground for
Confederate troops from Virginia
under the
command of Col. Jubal
A. Early, once occupied
this area. At least 130 Southern soldiers died
at the camp's own Pratt Hospital and were
buried in Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery. The
neighborhood's historically African American
identity took shape during Reconstruction, when
Camp Davis became an important refuge for
freed slaves. Before being annexed by the city
in 1870, it was the site of Federal military
headquarters, the
Freedmen's Bureau Camp
Davis School headed by Jacob Eschbach Yoder
and a black Methodist Episcopal Church.
Erected 2014 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-29.)
Location. 37° 24.301′ N, 79° 9.147′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Diamond Hill. It is on Pierce Street just south of 12th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,129 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
