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)
31.7903° N, 95.1559° W
Where to Find It
FM 123 (W. 1st St., or Old Crockett Road), north side between Barron and Butler streets
Nearby Markers
- 0.3 mi NE First Baptist Church of Rusk Rusk
- 0.3 mi NE First Baptist Church of Rusk Rusk
- 0.3 mi NE Site of Sam Houston Speeches Rusk
- 0.4 mi SE Site of Rusk College Rusk
- 0.4 mi N Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans Rusk
- 0.4 mi NE First Presbyterian Church of Rusk Rusk