Camp Drum (3)

Camp Drum (3) (1862-1873) - A U.S. Army post established in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War in Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California. Named for Lt. Colonel Richard C. Drum, assistant adjutant of the Department of California. Abandoned in 1873. Also known as Drum Barracks.

Camp Drum (3) History

A U.S. Army post established in January 1862 during the U.S. Civil War to insure the loyalty of southern California to the Union. Built out as an elaborate five company camp costing nearly a million dollars and having some nineteen buildings including elegant officers quarters. The post came to be known as Drum Barracks.

The post was abandoned on 7 Nov 1871 and General Order No. 45, 22 Mar 1873, ordered the land returned to the original owners and the buildings sold. The buildings were sold at auction on 31 Jul 1873.

Current Status

The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is housed in the last remaining original wooden building from the camp structures. The site is located in Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1702659

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Location: Drum Barracks Civil War Museum located at 1052 N. Banning Boulevard, Wilmington, California 90744 Maps & Images Lat: 33.7850000 Long: -118.2566667 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 30'

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 67

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Drum
• California Military Museum - Drum Barracks
• Drum Barracks

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