Camp Beauregard Memorial facts for kids
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Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley
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| Nearest city | Water Valley, Kentucky |
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| Built | 1909 |
| MPS | Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000698 |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1997 |
The Camp Beauregard Memorial is a special monument located near Water Valley, Kentucky. It marks the spot where Camp Beauregard once stood during the American Civil War. This camp was named after a famous Confederate general, P. G. T. Beauregard. It was set up to help protect the Confederate army's base at Columbus, Kentucky.
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Camp Beauregard: A Training Site
Camp Beauregard was an active military base from September 1861 to March 1, 1862. During this time, it trained about 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers for the Confederate States of America. These soldiers were preparing to fight in the Civil War.
Challenges at the Camp
Life at Camp Beauregard was very tough for the soldiers. Many became sick because of diseases like cerebrospinal meningitis, pneumonia, and typhoid fever. The weather was often bad, and there weren't enough supplies for everyone. Sadly, between 1,000 and 1,500 soldiers died at the camp due to these illnesses. On one day alone, 75 new cases of typhoid and pneumonia were reported.
Eventually, Colonel Thomas Logwood of the 27th Tennessee Regiment ordered the camp to be burned down. Soon after the camp was left empty, Union forces took control of the site.
The Memorial's History
In 1909, a group called the United Daughters of the Confederacy decided to honor the soldiers who died at Camp Beauregard. They placed a small monument at the entrance to the site. Later, they added a larger, eleven-foot monument inside the cemetery. A concrete base was put in place for the monument in 1930. There were plans to build an even bigger memorial, but those plans never happened.
A Place of Stories
Today, the cemetery is private property. Some people believe that the cemetery is haunted, adding to the stories of its past.
National Recognition
On July 17, 1997, the Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley received an important honor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This list includes places that are important to American history. The memorial was one of sixty different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky that were added at the same time.
Other Local Monuments
Two other monuments in Graves County are also on this list. Both are located in Mayfield. They are the Confederate Memorial in Mayfield and the Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield.
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Cemetery of the Camp
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UDC Monument to the camp
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Front view of cemetery
