Fort Grant (1)

Fort Grant (1) (1860-1873) - A U.S. Army post established in 1860 as Camp San Pedro River by Captain Richard S. Ewell and troops from the 1st U.S. Dragoons at Fort Buchanan. Located on the north bank of Aravaipa Creek south of present day Dudleyville in Pinal County, Arizona. See name history below. Abandoned in 1873 for Fort Grant (2). Also known as Fort Aravaipa, Fort Breckinridge, Camp Stanford and Camp Grant (2).

Fort Grant (1) History

Fort Grant Name History

Camp San Pedro River (1860) Fort Aravaipa (1860) Fort Breckinridge (1860-1861) John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States Camp Stanford (1862) Leland Stanford, Governor of California Fort Breckenridge (1862-1865) Name change intended to obscure the name of the former Vice President who had joined the CSA Camp San Pedro River (1865) Camp Wright (2) (1865) Colonel Thomas F. Wright Camp Grant (2) (1865-1872) General Ulysses S. Grant

Current Status

Few remains on private property south of Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona

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Location: About 9 miles south of Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona. Map point may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 32.841442 Long: -110.711076 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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 38
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 13
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 4

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Grant
• Wikipedia - Camp Grant

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