Camp Arbuckle (2)

Camp Arbuckle (2) (1850-1851) - A U.S. Army frontier camp established in 1850 by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy (Cullum 690) near Byars, McClain County, Oklahoma. Named Camp Arbuckle after General Matthew Arbuckle. Abandoned in 1851 when the post was transferred by Marcy to Fort Arbuckle. History of Camp Arbuckle After Captain Marcy returned from escorting the California emigrants as far as Santa Fe, he was directed to take a force and establish a post on his California trail for the protection of future emigrants. Accordingly, in August, 1850, Marcy arrived here with his command and built a camp with a number of log houses; but his superiors decided to locate the post elsewhere and, abandoning the camp, the garrison was then removed about thirty miles southwest to what was later called Fort Arbuckle. Current Status Not a trace of the camp remains. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Byars, McClain, Oklahoma. Maps & Images Lat: lllll Long: ggggg Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: yyyyy' See Also: 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 ..... USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: ..... Links: North American Forts - Camp Arbuckle (2) Visited: No