In May of 1895, the City of Houston hosted the Grand Reunion of Confederate Veterans.  The City of Houston had built a new auditorium especially for the event and named it the Winnie Davis Auditorium after the youngest daughter of former President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. This event was a rousing success with many Confederate dignitaries attending, including former Generals; Steven Dill Lee, John G. Gordon, Wade Hampton, Joseph Wheeler  and Lawrence “Sul” Ross the former Governor of Texas and present President of Texas A&M College.  So great was the response to the assembly of former Confederates that it was decided that Houston needed a camp to accommodate local former Confederate soldiers and their sons for the future.

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The Albert Sidney Johnston Camp, thus founded in Houston, Texas in 1896,was named for Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) who served as a general in three armies: the Republic of Texas Army, the army of  The United States and the Army of the Confederate States of America . He saw extensive combat during his 34-year military career, fighting in the Black Hawk War, the Texas War for Independence, the Mexican–American War, the Utah War, and the American Civil War.