Camp Forrest

Camp Forrest is a Tennessee historical marker in Coffee County.

Coffee Co, TN 55, in Tullahoma at junction w/Third Ave.

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Originally established in 1926 for training the Tennessee National Guard, this became a Federal training area, Jan. 10, 1941. It was named for Lt. Gen. N.B. Forrest, CSA. Units training here included the 8th, 33rd, 79th & 80th Inf. Divs., 17th Airborne Div., 75th FA Brig., & 107th Ca. Regt. It was deactivated June 30, 1946.

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Historical maps covering this location

1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Middle Tennessee Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1936 · Camp Peay, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1941 · Camp Forrest, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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