Camp Bell

William Bowen Campbell shaped Tennessee's antebellum political and military history through service in the Seminole War, the Mexican War, and the U.S. Civil War, as well as in the Tennessee General Assembly in 1836, the U.S. House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843 and from 1866 to 1867, and as the 14th governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853. President Abraham Lincoln commissioned Campbell brigadier general in 1862, and he held that position until illness forced his resignation in 1863. His home, Camp Bell, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1950 Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, was named in his honor.

Lebanon, Tennessee · United States