Historical Marker
Camp Moore #4
Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa County · Louisiana
Camp Tracy took its name from Elisha L. Tracy, called a militia commander in one account and the first camp commander in another. It was where the overflow went: Camp Moore held between 5,000 and 8,000 men at a time on about 450 acres, and replaced the overcrowded Camp Walker in New Orleans as the state's main training camp. The Tangipahoa River and Beaver Creek supplied water and bathing, and the ground drops steeply near the cemetery fence. The camp's founding is dated May 12, 1861, in one history.
Where it stands
30.88477, -90.50902 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Camp Moore Confederate Soldiers Memorial — steps away
- Camp Moore #3 — steps away
- Camp Moore — steps away
- Camp Moore #2 — steps away