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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1881-1883) - A U.S. Army Camp first established in 1881 in Cochise County, Arizona. Named Camp Price after Lt. Colonel [[Sterling Price]]<!-- not USMA --> who served in the [[Mexican War]] and during the [[U.S. Civil War]] as a Confederate General. The camp was abandoned in 1883.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1881-1883) - A U.S. Army Camp first established in 1881 in Cochise County, Arizona. Named Camp Price after Lt. Colonel [[Sterling Price]]<!-- not USMA --> who served in the [[Mexican War]] and during the [[U.S. Civil War]] as a Confederate General. The camp was abandoned in 1883.
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== History of Camp Price ==
== History of Camp Price ==
A temporary camp and supply depot established in 1881 east of [[Camp John A. Rucker]] in Texas Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona.  
A temporary camp and supply depot established in 1881 east of [[Camp John A. Rucker]] in Texas Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona.  

Revision as of 19:52, 10 March 2016

Camp Price (1881-1883) - A U.S. Army Camp first established in 1881 in Cochise County, Arizona. Named Camp Price after Lt. Colonel Sterling Price who served in the Mexican War and during the U.S. Civil War as a Confederate General. The camp was abandoned in 1883.

Camp Price Area from I-10

History of Camp Price

A temporary camp and supply depot established in 1881 east of Camp John A. Rucker in Texas Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona.

The camp was abandoned in 1883.

Current Status

Unknown status in Cochise County, Arizona.


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Location: Unknown in Texas Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona. Map point is near Texas Canyon, exact location of the camp is not known.

Maps & Images

Lat: 32.00431 Long: -110.13206

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  • Elevation: .....'

See Also:

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 45.

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Visited: Area 10 mar 2016