Camp Bragg was a major Confederate encampment located in Ouachita (present-day Nevada) County, Arkansas,[1][2] about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Camden.[3] It served as Headquarters of the District of Arkansas from October 1863 until January 1864, when it was replaced by Camp Sumter, Arkansas.[4]
| Camp Bragg | |
|---|---|
| Near Woodlawn, Arkansas | |
| Site history | |
| Built | October 21, 1863 |
| Built by |  Confederate States Army |
| In use | October 21, 1863 – January 29, 1864 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Lieut. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes |
| Garrison | Headquarters, District of Arkansas |
| Occupants | Price's Division |
History
editThe evacuation of Little Rock, the state capital, by the Confederate District of Arkansas in the fall of 1863 dictated the need for a new headquarters location. Camp Bragg, presumably named for General Braxton Bragg, was "situated on a pine ridge with a steep hollow on one side, and a swamp on the other."[5]
References
edit- ^ Roberts 1986, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Brockman 2011, p. 36.
- ^ Banasik 1999, pp. 114.
- ^ Banasik 1999, pp. 114–115, 136–137.
- ^ Banasik 1999, p. 115.
Sources
edit- Banasik, Michael E., ed. (1999). Serving with Honor: The Diary of Captain Eathan Allen Pinnell of the Eighth Missouri Infantry (Confederate). Unwritten Chapters of the Civil War West of the River. Vol. III. Iowa City, Iowa: Camp Pope Bookshop. ISBN 0-9628936-9-2. LCCN 99-70729. OCLC 42815700. OL 56184M.
- Brockman, Henry (2011). Traveled Through a Fine Country: The Journal of Captain Henry Brockman, Company K, 10th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Transcribed by April Goff, John Tarbell. Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas History Commission. ISBN 978-0-9835579-06. OCLC 747253044.
- Roberts, Robert B. (1986). "Camp Bragg". Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-02-926880-X. LCCN 86-28494. OL 2734205M.
