Marker Inscription
Confederate frontier post Camp Belknap located this vicinity. Local soldiers, determined to guard edge of settlement against Indian raids, Union invasion from Indian Territory, joined frontier regiment of Texas Cavalry and Rangers. Chain of posts from Red River to Rio Grande patrolled. Regiment concentrated vicinity this camp, spring 1863. Fought Comanche attack near Elm Creek 1864. Constantly looking for marauders, short on food supplies and ammunition, these Confederates effectively protected setters and supply trains. (Erected by the State of Texas 1963.)
About this site
Camp Belknap, CSA is a historical marker in Newcastle, Young County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1514, -98.7405 near Newcastle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Belknap (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major Robert S. Neighbors, Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine, and Colonel William C. Young.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503000649. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
