Confederate Training Camp

During the Civil War this area along the road from Rusk to Crockett served as a training camp for Confederate soldiers. Located in a bare field with an available water supply from the nearby Pryor Branch, Camp Rusk was used for training new recruits as well as for reorganizing and equipping veteran units. Several units that spent time here went on to serve with distinction in such battles as Mansfield and Glorieta Pass. The training camp was occupied by Union soldiers after the war ended and was abandoned once the occupation period was over. (1984)

Confederate Training Camp is a historical marker in Rusk, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7903, -95.1559 near Rusk. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Rusk (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Rusk, First Presbyterian Church of Rusk, and Confederate Gun Factory.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006631. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.