Camp Zollicoffer

Camp Zollicoffer was named in honor of the legislator, publisher, and Whig, Felix K. Zollicoffer. The Confederate government wanted the war to be more of a unified movement so they had to find a Whig that would make it seem like the Confederates were not just run by a single political platform the Democrats. Zollicoffer was chosen for no other reason than his political affiliations. He was given the rank of General even though he had no military experience. This lack of experience would eventually lead to his demise at the battle of Mill Springs.

Below is a note signed by Felix Zollicoffer in 1844 when he was in the Comptroller's Office in Nashville.