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Camp Trinidad (1865-1869) - A post U.S. Civil War era camp established circa 1865 near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas. Abandoned in 1869.
History
Established in 1865 and by 1868 garrisoned by Company L of the 4th U.S. Cavalry. In 1868, Company L had a strength of 72 men engaged in "guarding and policing frontier" as a part of some 10,691 troops engaged in the same effort. The report from the War Department to Congress containing this information was dated 30 Dec 1868.
Abandoned in 1869.
Current Status
Unknown
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Location: 6 miles west of Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas.
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Lat: 27.53491 Long: -97.97110
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Sources:
- Stephens, Ray A., Texas; A Historical Atlas, University of Oklahoma Press, 2014, ISBN 080618647X, 9780806186474, 448 pages.
- Congressional Serial Set, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1 Jan 1869, Google Books, 1130 pages, page 339.
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