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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1866) - A U.S. Army [[U.S. Civil War]] Camp first established in 1861 by elements of the [[2nd U.S. Infantry]] on Warner's Ranch, San Diego County, California. The post was moved to Oak Grove in San Diego County by Major [[Edwin A. Rigg]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]] later in 1861. Named Camp Wright after Brigadier General [[George Wright]] {{Cullum|309}}, commander of the Department of the Pacific. Abandoned in 1866. Also known as [[Warner's Ranch Camp]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1866) - A U.S. Army [[U.S. Civil War]] Camp first established in 1861 by elements of the [[2nd U.S. Infantry]] on Warner's Ranch, San Diego County, California. The post was moved to Oak Grove in San Diego County by Major [[Edwin A. Rigg]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]] later in 1861. Named Camp Wright after Brigadier General [[George Wright]] {{Cullum|309}}, commander of the Department of the Pacific. Abandoned in 1866. Also known as [[Warner's Ranch Camp]]. | ||
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== History of Camp Wright (3) == | == History of Camp Wright (3) == | ||
First established 18 Oct 1861 by elements of the [[2nd U.S. Infantry]] on Warner's Ranch in San Diego County and moved to Oak Grove about 23 Nov 1861. The new camp was established by Major [[Edwin A. Rigg]], [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]], to keep an eye on Confederate sympathizers in southern California. | First established 18 Oct 1861 by elements of the [[2nd U.S. Infantry]] on Warner's Ranch in San Diego County and moved to Oak Grove about 23 Nov 1861. The new camp was established by Major [[Edwin A. Rigg]], [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]], to keep an eye on Confederate sympathizers in southern California. | ||
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Camp Wright (3) (1861-1866) - A U.S. Army U.S. Civil War Camp first established in 1861 by elements of the 2nd U.S. Infantry on Warner's Ranch, San Diego County, California. The post was moved to Oak Grove in San Diego County by Major Edwin A. Rigg, 1st California Volunteer Infantry later in 1861. Named Camp Wright after Brigadier General George Wright (Cullum 309), commander of the Department of the Pacific. Abandoned in 1866. Also known as Warner's Ranch Camp.
History of Camp Wright (3)First established 18 Oct 1861 by elements of the 2nd U.S. Infantry on Warner's Ranch in San Diego County and moved to Oak Grove about 23 Nov 1861. The new camp was established by Major Edwin A. Rigg, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, to keep an eye on Confederate sympathizers in southern California. Abandoned after the end of the war in December 1866. Current StatusMarker only near Oak Grove, San Diego County, California.
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