Historical Marker
Camp Moore #2
Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa County · Louisiana
Drill turned civilians into regiments. Up to 20,000 Louisiana men trained at Camp Moore before fighting in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas, among them the regiments that formed the Louisiana Tigers from Calcasieu Parish. Recruits were organized into regiments of about ten companies, and the camp could hold from 5,000 to 8,000 men at a time. Sources count the total who passed through differently, from 20,000 to roughly 25,000 of the 65,000 troops Louisiana sent to the Confederacy.
Where it stands
30.88463, -90.51012 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Camp Moore #1 — steps away
- Camp Moore Confederate Soldiers Memorial — steps away
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- Camp Moore #3 — steps away