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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1851-1853)''' - Established 17 Jun 1851 by Maj. [[Philip Kearny]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]] during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] and used intermittently until 1853. Named after Capt. [[James Stuart]] who died 18 Jun 1851 in camp from an Indian arrow wound received in battle the day before. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1851-1853)''' - Established 17 Jun 1851 by Maj. [[Philip Kearny]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]] during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] and used intermittently until 1853. Named after Capt. [[James Stuart]] who died 18 Jun 1851 in camp from an Indian arrow wound received in battle the day before. | ||
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==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
A marker is on the site southeast of Medford off Interstate 5 | A marker is on the site southeast of Medford off Interstate 5 | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 5 November 2007
Camp Stuart (1) (1851-1853) - Established 17 Jun 1851 by Maj. Philip Kearny, 1st U.S. Dragoons during the Rogue River Indian War and used intermittently until 1853. Named after Capt. James Stuart who died 18 Jun 1851 in camp from an Indian arrow wound received in battle the day before.
Current Status
A marker is on the site southeast of Medford off Interstate 5
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Location: Located in Phoenix, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.27556 Long: -122.81694 |
Sources:
- Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 275-276
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 136-137
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 151-152
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