Camp Downy
Camp Downey was an early training camp for California Volunteers, overlooking Lake Merritt, on what is now Seventh Avenue in Oakland, California.
Camp Downey was established on August 31, 1861 by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph R. West with the 1st Infantry, California Volunteers. After September 15, 1861 the camp was abandoned as the Volunteers took ship for Camp Latham in Southern California to suppress secessionists disturbances there.[1]
References[]
- ^ Historic California Posts: Camp Downey from militarymuseum.org accessed Dec. 31, 2013.]
Coordinates: 37°47′44″N 122°15′53″W / 37.79556°N 122.26472°W
Categories:
- American Civil War army posts
- California in the American Civil War
- History of Oakland, California
- Formerly Used Defense Sites in California
- Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area
- 1861 establishments in California