Camp Low
Camp Low (1864-1865) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War by Major John C. Ceremony, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers in present day San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California. Named for Frederick F. Low, Governor of California (1863-1867). Abandoned in 1865. Also known as San Juan Bautista Post.
Camp Low History
Established in 1864 by Major John C. Ceremony, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers in San Juan Bautista to pursue an outlaw gang with secessionist sympathies that was terrorizing the valley.
The camp was established on the town plaza across from the Mission San Juan Bautista but the National Hotel on the plaza was soon rented by the Government and it became their barracks.
A detachment of the Native Cavalry led by Lieutenant John Lafferty skirmished with a leader of the Mason Henry gang, John Mason, but was only able to capture his horse. The Mason Henry Gang was driven out of central California in May 1865 and the post was abandoned in June 1865.
Current Status
The plaza and hotel remain in the town of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California
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Location: San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 36.845 Long: -121.535278 |
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 75
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 28
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Visited: 23 Nov 2012
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