Camp Jackson

Camp Jackson may refer to:

  • Camp Jackson (California), a post located near Ione, California in Amador County during the American Civil War
  • Initial name for Fort Jackson (South Carolina), a US Army base
  • Camp Jackson Affair, a military encounter during the American Civil War which occurred outside of St. Louis in what has been called "Camp Jackson"
  • Camp Jackson (Korea), a US Army base south of Uijeongbu, South Korea
  • A temporary camp in Goodale Park, Columbus, Ohio, used as a staging area for Union troops during the American Civil War

Famous quotes containing the words camp and/or jackson:

    “Some of the taverns on this road, which were particularly dirty, were plainly in a transition state from the camp to the house.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The goldenrod is yellow,
    The corn is turning brown,
    The trees in apple orchards
    With fruit are bending down.”
    —Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885)