| Camp Curtin | |
|---|---|
| Part of United States Army (Union) | |
| Agricultural school grounds, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
.jpg) Camp Curtin, Harper's Weekly, September 1862 | |
| Type | military muster-in and training center |
| Site history | |
| Built | April 18, 1861 |
| In use | April 18, 1861 - November 11, 1865[1] |
| Demolished | 1865-1867 |
Camp Curtin was a major Union Army training camp in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War.[2][3] It was located north of Pennsylvania's state capitol building on 80 acres of what had previously been land used by the Dauphin County Agricultural Fairgrounds.[4]
- ^ Keener-Farley, Lawrence; Schmick, James (2008). "Civil War Harrisburg: A Guide to Capital Area Sites, Incidents and Personalities". Camp Curtin Historical Society (2nd ed.).
- ^ "Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, PA," in "Civil War Trails." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Tourism Office, retrieved online February 23, 2019.
- ^ Miller, William J., Training of an Army: Camp Curtin and the North's Civil War. White Mane Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0-942597-15-X
- ^ "Camp Curtin Historical Marker," in "Explore PA History." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development, retrieved online August 4, 2019.