Camp Bragg (Arkansas)

"Camp Bragg" redirects here. For other uses, see Fort Bragg (disambiguation).

Camp Bragg was a Confederate encampment during the American Civil War, located in Ouachita (present-day Nevada) County, Arkansas, United States,^[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.^[4]

Camp Bragg
Near Woodlawn, Arkansas
Location
Coordinates	33.4772°N 93.0457°W / 33.4772; -93.0457
Site history
Built	October 21, 1863 (161 years ago) (1863-10-21)
Built by	Confederate States Army
In use	October 21, 1863 (1863-10-21) – January 29, 1864 (1864-01-29)
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Garrison information
Past commanders	Lieut. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes
Garrison	Headquarters, District of Arkansas
Occupants	Price's Division

History

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]