Camp French ( 44PW0917) was the site of a major

Confederate Army The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fi ...

encampment in the US state of

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between March 1861 and August 1862. It was located behind Fort French which was renamed Fort Lee in 1863. Encompassing more than on the grounds of the

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in Virginia, the site includes four large regimental camps. Archeological surveys conducted since 1994 have identified locations of winter huts, an arms magazine, and a target range. The site is partially occupied by the Medal of Honor Golf Course, and traversed by Fuller Road. The Camp French site was listed on the

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in 2008.

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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1861 Prince William County, Virginia 1861 establishments in Virginia Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia {{PrinceWilliamCountyVA-NRHP-stub