Camp Cady

Camp Cady
Camp Cady Marker
Location24 Miles N of Barstow, California
Coordinates34°56′42″N 116°35′57″W / 34.94508333°N 116.5992888°W / 34.94508333; -116.5992888
Built1860
Governing bodyState of California Department of Fish & Game
DesignatedMarch 19, 1985
Reference no.963-1
Camp Cady is located in California
Camp Cady
Location of Camp Cady in California
Camp Cady, California, in 1865

Camp Cady (1860–1861, 1866–1871) was a U.S. Army Camp, on the Mojave Road near the Mojave River in the Mojave Desert, located about 20 miles east of modern-day Barstow, California, in San Bernardino County, at an elevation of 1690 feet. Camp Cady was named after Major Albemarle Cady, 6th Infantry Regiment, who was a friend of Carleton and commander at Fort Yuma in 1860.[1]