Camp Trousdale Site

The Camp Trousdale Site was an early staging and training area for Tennessee Confederate units during the Civil War located in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee. Prior to this, the area also served as Richland Station on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It is listed with the National Register of Historic Places.

Confederate Units in training

The following Tennessee Confederate Units trained at Camp Trousdale:
*Infantry
**7th Infantry Regiment - Hatton
**16th Infantry Regiment - Savage
**18th Infantry Regiment - Palmer
**20th Infantry Regiment - Battle
**32nd Infantry Regiment - Bushrod Johnson
**41st Infantry Regiment - Tillman
**44th Infantry Regiment - McDaniel
*Cavalry
**1st Cavalry Battalion - McNairy
**2nd Cavalry Battalion - Samuel Jones

References

*"Sumner County Fact Book 2007-2008". "The News Examiner" & "The Hendersonville Star News". 2007.