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== History | == History == | ||
Established on 6 Mar 1863 by Colonel [[Edward James]] and the 106th New York Volunteer Infantry as a Union camp protecting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad just north of the North Mountain Depot. | Established on 6 Mar 1863 by Colonel [[Edward James]] and the 106th New York Volunteer Infantry as a Union camp protecting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad just north of the North Mountain Depot. | ||
The camp was built with rows of conical Sibly tents arranged in company streets aligned in line-of-battle order. | The camp was built at the top of a steep hill with rows of conical Sibly tents arranged in company streets aligned in line-of-battle order. | ||
The command abandoned the camp on 13 June 1863 and departed to pursue General [[Robert E. Lee|Robert E. Lee's]] Army of Northern Virginia. | The command abandoned the camp on 13 June 1863 and departed to pursue General [[Robert E. Lee|Robert E. Lee's]] Army of Northern Virginia. | ||
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(F) 39.57, -77.9826, Camp Hopkins | (F) 39.57, -77.9826, Camp Hopkins | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/wveast.html#hop North American Forts - Camp Hopkins] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/wveast.html#hop North American Forts - Camp Hopkins] | ||
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{{Visited|1 Jun 2016}} | {{Visited|1 Jun 2016}} | ||
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Camp Hopkins (1863) - A Union U.S. Civil War Camp established in 1863 near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Named Camp Hopkins after Lt. James W. Hopkins who was killed at Martinsburg. Abandoned in 1863.
HistoryEstablished on 6 Mar 1863 by Colonel Edward James and the 106th New York Volunteer Infantry as a Union camp protecting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad just north of the North Mountain Depot. The camp was built at the top of a steep hill with rows of conical Sibly tents arranged in company streets aligned in line-of-battle order. The command abandoned the camp on 13 June 1863 and departed to pursue General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Current Status Marker and some indentations remain from the campsite.
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Visited: 1 Jun 2016
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