Camp Moore
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Camp Moore, north of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, was a Confederate training base and principal base of operations in eastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi. The base was named for Governor Thomas Overton Moore and operated from 1861 to 1864 during the American Civil War. A small portion of the camp remains, containing a cemetery, log cabin and museum.
Many of the Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery died of various diseases. In the center of the cemetery stands a monument dedicated in 1907, 22 feet, six inches tall. On top of the monument is a statue of a Confederate private soldier, six feet tall.
The log house was built in 1929, as a chapter house for Chapter No. 562 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Next to the log house, stands a monument to area Confederate soldiers dedicated in 1979.
Built in 1965, the museum contains artifacts from the Civil War and regional history.
[edit] References
- Powell A. Casey, The Story of Camp Moore and Life at Camp Moore among the Volunteers. Bourque Printing, 1985.
