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 Camp McGinnis 2C 28 - Pall Mall, TN
N 36° 32.200 W 084° 57.069
16S E 683410 N 4045428
A Tennessee Historical Marker near Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park in Pall Mall, TN.
Waymark Code: WM17YWW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2023
Views: 1
Camp McGinnis
Side 1
Andrew McGinnis built Camp McGinnis in 1861 after Tennessee seceded from the Union. The camp was located at the junction of the Wolf and Rotten Fork Rivers, with the main encampment at the Wright family spring nearby. The camp was a recruitment site for Co. F Murray's 4th Cavalry led by Capt. W. Scott Bledsoe. On September 29, 1861, men from McGinnis under Bledsoe's command marched to Kentucky where many citizens with Confederate sympathies resided.
Side 2
The Union's 1st Kentucky Cavalry pursued them back across the border in a skirmish called "The Affair at Travisville". By 1862 Camp McGinnis served as a gathering place for Confederate Tennessee leaders. In January 1862, Brig General Zollicoffer led an unsuccessful attack on Mill Springs and after Confederate Army was defeated, Brig. Gen. Crittenden retreated to Camp McGinnis. Later the Confederates abandoned McGinnis.
Marker Name: Camp McGinnis
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number: 2C 28
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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