Camp Cameron (2)

Camp Cameron (2) (1861-1862) - A U.S. Civil War Camp established in 1861 near Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Named Camp Cameron after Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first Secretary of War. Abandoned in 1862. Also known as Camp Day. History The 1st Massachusetts occupied the camp on 13 Jun 1861 while the camp was still under construction. In the short life of the camp 8 units trained here. Camp Cameron was eventually superseded by Camp Meigs (2) and Camp Stanton in 1862. Current Status The site has bee overbuilt and there are no visible remains. The camp occupied an area in North Cambridge bounded on the west by Massachusetts Avenue, on the north by Clarendon Ave., on the east by Broadway and on the south by Shea Street. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.39772 Long: -71.12991 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 27' See Also: Camp Meigs (2) Camp Stanton (1) 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 397. Links: North American Forts - Camp Cameron Wikipedia - Camp Cameron Historical Digression - Camp Cameron Visited: No