Centreville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Van Dorn

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016

1. Camp Van Dorn Marker

Inscription. Named for CSA General Earl Van Dorn, this U.S. Army Post served as a training camp from 1942-1945. The 99th ("Checkerboard") and the 63rd ("Blood and Fire") divisions trained here and fought in Europe, suffering over 10,000 casualties in such actions as the Battle of the Bulge, Remagen Bridge, the Colmar Pocket and the Siegfried Line.

Erected 1992 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 4.598′ N, 91° 4.321′ W. Marker is in Centreville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is at the intersection of Old Mississippi 33 (State Highway 24) and State Highway 33, on the right when traveling east on Old Mississippi 33. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centreville MS 39631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anne Moody (approx. 0.9 miles away); Centreville (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Anne Moody

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(approx. 4.7 miles away); Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Gloster (approx. 9.3 miles away); Rosemont (approx. 12.1 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2016

2. Camp Van Dorn Marker

Major General Earl Van Dorn, CSA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne

3. Major General Earl Van Dorn, CSA

from photograph, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Vol. 1, Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel 1887.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,451 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on July 29, 2016. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2016. 3. submitted on October 1, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.