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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Camp first established in 1862 near Carson City, Nevada. Named Camp Nye after [[James W. Nye]], Governor of Nevada (1861-1864). Abandoned in 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Camp first established in 1862 near Carson City, Nevada. Named Camp Nye after [[James W. Nye]], Governor of Nevada (1861-1864). Abandoned in 1865. | ||
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== History == | |||
== History | Established in June 1862 by California Volunteers and later garrisoned by companies "D" and "E", [[1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry]] in October 1864. | ||
Established in 1862 by California Volunteers. | |||
Abandoned | Abandoned 10 Sep 1865 with the muster out of the Nevada volunteers (last post return). | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only near Carson City, Nevada. | Marker only near Carson City, Nevada. | ||
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'''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | '''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the<br>Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|9. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|9.16463|-119.80463}} | ||
* Elevation: 4,951' | * Elevation: 4,951' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.162436|Lon=-119.794074}} Camp Nye Marker | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.16463|Lon=-119.80463}} Camp Nye | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 493 | * {{Roberts}}, page 493 | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 94 | |||
* {{GNIS|ID=848027}} | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
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* [http://nvshpo.org/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=128&Itemid=9 Nevada Historic Preservation Office - Camp Nye] | * [http://nvshpo.org/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=128&Itemid=9 Nevada Historic Preservation Office - Camp Nye] | ||
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{{Visited|18 Mar 2014}} | |||
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[[Category:Nevada Camps]] | [[Category:Nevada Camps]] | ||
[[Category:Nevada Carson City]] | [[Category:Nevada Carson City]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2014 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Camps]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Camps]] | ||
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Camp Nye (1862-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Camp first established in 1862 near Carson City, Nevada. Named Camp Nye after James W. Nye, Governor of Nevada (1861-1864). Abandoned in 1865.
HistoryEstablished in June 1862 by California Volunteers and later garrisoned by companies "D" and "E", 1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry in October 1864. Abandoned 10 Sep 1865 with the muster out of the Nevada volunteers (last post return). Current StatusMarker only near Carson City, Nevada.
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Visited: 18 Mar 2014
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