Camp Low

Camp Low (1864-1865) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War by Major John C. Ceremony, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers in present day San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California. Named for Frederick F. Low, Governor of California (1863-1867). Abandoned in 1865. Also known as San Juan Bautista Post. Town Plaza Site of Camp Low History Established in December of 1864 by Major John C. Ceremony, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers in San Juan Bautista to pursue an outlaw gang with secessionist sympathies that was terrorizing the valley. The camp was established on the town plaza across from the Mission San Juan Bautista but the National Hotel on the plaza was soon rented by the Government and it became their barracks. A detachment of the Native Cavalry led by Lieutenant John Lafferty skirmished with a leader of the Mason Henry gang, John Mason, but was only able to capture his horse. The Mason Henry Gang was driven out of central California in May 1865 and the post was abandoned in June 1865. Current Status Part of San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. The plaza and hotel remain in the town of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California Location: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 36.845 Long: -121.535278 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 75 Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 28 Links: North American Forts - Camp Low California Military Museum - Camp Low Wikipedia - Camp Low California State Parks - San Juan Bautista State Historic Park Visited: 23 Nov 2012