Camp Ford — Tyler, Texas

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Camp Ford

Tyler, Texas · 1862 - 1865

Historical Marker Database · Mark Hilton

Military

THE STORY

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Camp Ford served as a Confederate training camp and as the largest Confederate prisoner of war camp west of the Mississippi for captured Union troops.

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FIND IT

Tyler, Texas · USA

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Camp Fannin

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History of the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden

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Smith County Rose Industry and the Tyler Rose Garden

Industry

Camp Ford - Naval Prisoners

Military

African Americans at Camp Ford

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Camp Ford - Early Days as a Prison Camp

Military

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