Camp Union near

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was a military training center for the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

. First constructed near Sacramento, across the river from Sutterville the camp operated from 1861 until it was evacuated due to the flood waters from the Great Flood of 1862. The second camp site was located on the east side of the river in Sutterville. These camps primarily served as a training camps for California volunteer regiments. Toward the end of the conflict, the camp became a discharge center for returning troops until the post was closed and abandoned in 1866. The troops of the 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, organized and training in the camp at the time, aided the flooded capital of California during the Great Flood.

References

Historic California Posts: Camp Union, California State Military Department, The California State Military Museum, militarymuseum.org accessed Oct. 19, 2013
California in the American Civil War History of Sacramento, California American Civil War army posts 1861 establishments in California {{AmericanCivilWar-stub