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mentioned the establishment of the camp, which then had four companies of men, on July 31, 1861: "...four companies of United States regulars were recalled from neighboring stations, and now occupy tents fronting the city named."
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The Army of the Pacific : its operations in California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Plains Region, Mexico, etc., 1860-1866
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However Camp Fitzgerald was in a disadvantageous location for a "permanent camp and supply base," not least because of the distance from the port at
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in southern California. Camp Fitzgerald likely lasted for less than a year, if that, but the exact date of closure is unclear.
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American Civil War forts and army posts in California
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site which ultimately became the headquarters of the
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Camp Latham
Camp Drum
District of Southern California
American Civil War
downtown Los Angeles
James H. Carleton
Fort Tejon
Fort Jones
consumption
San Pedro
Drum Barracks
Army of the Pacific
"Drum Barracks Civil War Museum"
the original
"A Union Outpost on Hostile Ground"
Archived
"Edward H. Fitzgerald journals 1834-1852"
"MILITARY AND NAVAL MOVEMENTS"
ISSN
0362-4331
The Army of the Pacific : its operations in California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Plains Region, Mexico, etc., 1860-1866
ISBN
978-0-8117-2978-9
Internet Archive
Old forts of the Far West
34°00′02″N 118°13′54″W / 34.0005°N 118.2317°W / 34.0005; -118.2317
Categories
1861 establishments in California
1861 disestablishments in California

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