Camp Fisher, N.C.-- Part 3: Four Regiments Trained Here

From the NCpedia.

Camp Fisher was established in the fall of 1861 as one of two Confederate infantry training camps in the county.  (Guilford County)  Companies organized here included those from the 28th, 34th and 37th North Carolina Infantry Regiments in 1861 and the 11th N.C. in 1862.

Charles Fisher, for whom it was named, was the second president of the North Carolina Railroad.

The camp was located between West Kivett Drive and Leonard Avenue in High Point.

--Old B-Runner