Camp Cameron

Camp Cameron was an American Civil War training camp that existed in 1861–1862 in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was used for the initial organization of elements of the 38th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. It was probably named for Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first secretary of war.[1] Other units that trained here included the 1st, 11th, 16th, 26th, and 28th regiments of Massachusetts infantry, and the 1st and 8th batteries of light artillery.[2] It was located near Massachusetts Avenue, and was also known at one point as Camp Day after the family that owned the land.[3] Cameron Avenue and Camp Street are named for the camp, and several nearby streets were named after battles.[4]

  1. ^ Roberts, Robert B. (1988). Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States. New York: Macmillan. p. 396–397. ISBN 0-02-926880-X.
  2. ^ Browne, Patrick (May 2015). "Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part One". Historical Digression.
  3. ^ "Boston Harbor I - Camp Cameron". American Forts Network. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Dan (June 13, 2011). "Camp Cameron: A Civil War Camp in Somerville". Somverille Patch.