Camp Baker (2)

Camp Baker (2) (1855, 1861-1865) - First established by volunteers as a Fort in 1855 during the Rogue River Indian War. Reestablished in Dec 1861 by the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry as Camp Baker and named after Major General Edward D. Baker, U.S. Senator from Oregon, killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff on 21 Oct 1861 during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in the summer of 1865. Camp Baker Roadside Marker Camp Baker (2) History Camp Baker Roadside Marker Text Camp Baker was established in December 1861 during the U.S. Civil War to watch over Confederate sympathizers in nearby Jacksonville. It became the Union recruiting center for southwestern Oregon. The camp buildings were built of pine logs and Coleman Creek flowed through the camp. Current Status DAR Marker only at the intersection of Camp Baker Road & Charlotte Lane near Phoenix, Jackson County, Oregon. The marker indicates that the site is 200 yards south of the marker. The GNIS database has a different location on the other side of Camp Baker Road. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1134798 {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Camp Baker Road & Charlotte Lane near Phoenix, Jackson County, Oregon. The marker is located at the intersection and the actual site is 200 yards south near where Charlotte Lane crosses the Coleman Creek. Maps & Images Lat: 42.264139 Long: -122.835941 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1627' Sources: Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 132 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 141 Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads 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 662-663 Links: North American Forts - Camp Baker Visited: 11 Nov 2013