Camp Otis (1)

Camp Otis (1) (1898-1898) - A Spanish American War Camp first established in 1898 in present day Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Camp Otis by G.O. 16, Department of California, 22 Sep 1898, after Major General Elwell S. Otis, U.S. Volunteers, commanding officer in the Philippines (1898-1899). Abandoned in 1898.

History of Camp Otis

Established in 1898 on the site of a previously unnamed camp in the former racetrack at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. The camp housed members of the Philippine expeditionary force that had temporally been put ashore from their troop ship, the Arizona, when it was ordered on to Manila without them.

Camp Otis was abandoned on 7 Nov 1898 when the Arizona returned from Manila and the troops departed.

Unit Elements Housed at Camp Otis

3rd U.S. Artillery 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 18th U.S. Infantry 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

Current Status

No remains in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

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Location: Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Maps & Images Lat: 21.2652 Long: -157.819033 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 246

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Otis
• Wikipedia - Camp Otis
• U.S. Gen Net - Camp Otis

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