Camp McGarry explained

Camp McGarry
Coordinates:41.5436°N -119.0258°W
Pushpin Map:Nevada
Built:1865
Used:1868
Fate:Became part of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation (1871)

Camp McGarry was a U.S. military camp located in what is now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation in Humboldt County, Nevada.[1]

History

Camp McGarry was established as a field camp on November 23, 1865. It was named for Brevet Brigadier General Edward McGarry. With a size of 75sqmi it was, at the time, the largest military reserve in Nevada. In 1866 the headquarters of the district of Nevada were moved from Fort Churchill to Camp McGarry. In the summer of 1868, the bulk of the troops were moved from Camp McGarry, with the camp being abandoned on December 18, 1868. On March 25, 1871, the camp was relinquished by the Army and turned over to the U.S. Department of the Interior for use as the Summit Lake Indian Reservation.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Camp McGarry . Nevada State Historical Preservation Office . February 11, 2020.
  2. Colonel George . Ruhlen . Early Nevada Forts . 44 . Nevada Historical Society Quarterly . VII . 3–4 . 1964 . February 11, 2020.