Camp Swigert - Greenup KY
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 32.823 W 082° 46.830
17S E 344839 N 4268016
Union Civil War training camp was organized Dec 12, 1861. Made up of 20-25 acres
Waymark Code: WM1288J
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2020
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Camp Swigert
Side 1
Union Civil War training camp was organized Dec 12, 1861. Made up of 20-25 acres. It became center of volunteer enlistees under command of Col. D.W. Lindsey. Recruits from surrounding counties, Frankfort & Louisville were assigned to form the 22nd Regt. of Ky. Volunteer Inf. Both black and white infantrymen stationed at Camp Swigert. Over
Side 2
Engaged in skirmishes in eastern Ky. & West Va., followed by Middle Creek, Ky. & Cumberland Gap, Tn. They moved through Tennessee and Mississippi. The 22 Ky. Volunteer Inf. Regt. consolidated at Baton Rouge, La. in March 1864 into the 7 Ky. Veteran Inf. Non-veterans were mustered out in Louisville on January 20, 1865. Over
Location: intersection of Seaton Avenue (U.S. 23) and Heaberlin Road, Greenup KY 41144
Marker Name: Camp Swigert
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 2247
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
2007 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways
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