Camp Beauregard

Camp Beauregard was a staging area where Confederate units were activated and trained, including the 6th Tennessee Infantry under Stephens, 9th Tennessee Infantry under Douglass, 12th Tennessee Infantry under Russell, 13th Tennessee Infantry under Wright, and 15th Tennessee Infantry under Carroll. The camp was activated in May 1861, and Colonel William H. Stephens, C.S.A., was its first commander. Normal procedure was for companies to organize in their home communities and then come here for organization into regiments.

Jackson, Tennessee · United States