C.S.A. Camp Trenton

C.S.A. Camp Trenton (HM13WG)

Location: Trenton, TN 38382 Gibson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 1.497', W 88° 58.523'

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Located 1.4 miles west of this site, Camp Trenton was a Confederate Army training camp in Gibson County. Colonel M. R. Hill's 47th Tennessee Infantry departed from Camp Trenton by train on Sunday, April 6, 1862, and arrived at the Battle of Shiloh on Monday, April 7, as the only Confederate reinforcements.
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HM NumberHM13WG
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Marker Number4B 39
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 5:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 322008 N 3988520
Decimal Degrees36.02495000, -88.97538333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 1.497', W 88° 58.523'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 1' 29.82" N, 88° 58' 31.38" W
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Area Code(s)731
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 172 Old Dyersburg Rd, Trenton TN 38382, US
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