| Camp Ford | |
|---|---|
| Near Tyler, Texas | |
.jpg) The Price Raid by Samuel J. Reader shows Union prisoners on the way to Camp Ford in October 1864 | |
  Camp Ford Location of Camp Ford | |
| Coordinates | 32°23′44.13″N 95°16′7.28″W / 32.3955917°N 95.2686889°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1862 |
| Built by |  Confederate States Army |
| In use | 1862–1865 |
| Events | American Civil War |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Col. R. R. Brown |
Camp Ford was a POW camp near Tyler, Texas, during the American Civil War.[1] It was the largest Confederate-run prison west of the Mississippi.[2][3]
- ^ House of Representatives: Report on the Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Rebel Authorities during the War of the Rebellion, page 199. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1869.
- ^ "A Short History of Camp Ford". Smith County Historical Society, Tyler, Texas. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ Texas State Historical Society: Camp Ford. Retrieved August 18, 2010.