Camp Carleton Explained

Camp Carleton was the largest of several military camps to be maintained at various times in the vicinity of San Bernardino. It was established in the fall of 1861 by Captain William A. McCleave and a detachment of the 1st California Cavalry to check any successionist activities in San Bernardino County[1] after they returned from serving at Fort Yuma in the Mojave war.[2] After the camp was flooded in the Great Flood of 1862, the camp's garrison was moved to El Monte, where they established New Camp Carleton.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History . live . https://archive.today/20240229010121/http://campcarletoncornetband.weebly.com/the-history.html . February 29, 2024 . 2024-02-29 . Camp Carleton Cornet Band.
  2. Book: Roberts, Robert B. . Encyclopedia of historic forts : the military, pioneer, and trading posts of the United States . 1988 . New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan . Internet Archive . 978-0-02-926880-3 . 64-65.
  3. http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpCarlton.html The California State Military Museum, Historic California Posts: Camp Carleton (Camp Banning, Camp Prentiss, New Camp Carleton)

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