Camp Bragg | |
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Near Woodlawn, Arkansas | |
Site history | |
Built | October 21, 1863 |
Built by | Confederate States Army |
In use | October 21, 1863 | – January 29, 1864
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Lieut. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes |
Garrison | Headquarters, District of Arkansas |
Occupants | Price's Division |
Camp Bragg was a major Confederate encampment located in Ouachita (present-day Nevada) County, Arkansas, [1] [2] about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Camden. [3] It served as Headquarters of the District of Arkansas from October 1863 until January 1864, when it was replaced by Camp Sumter, Arkansas. [4]
The evacuation of Little Rock, the state capital, by the Confederate District of Arkansas in the fall of 1863 dictated the need for a new headquarters location. Camp Bragg, presumably named for General Braxton Bragg, was "situated on a pine ridge with a steep hollow on one side, and a swamp on the other." [5]