Camp Stokes in Guilford County, N.C.-- Part 1

I have been writing about  Camp Fisher (named after Col. Charles Fisher killed at the First Battle of Bull Run and for whom Camp Fisher in Guilford County was named (as well as Fort Fisher at Wilmington) in my Running the Blockade blog.

From March/April 2016 Confederate Veteran Books in Report.with a review of C. Michael Briggs book "Guilford Under the Stars and Bars."  This is a full accounting of all things that took place during the Civil War in Guilford County.  He mentioned that Greensboro was the site of several vital Confederate installations such as Camps Fisher and Stokes.

Camp Fisher was in High Point and was where thousands of new recruits were trained for Confederate service.

Camp Stokes was constructed for the same reason as Camp Fisher, but also housed Union and Confederate prisoners.

--Old Secesh