Camp Russell

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Just to the west was Camp Russell, constructed by Union forces in Nov. 1864. This complex, which included regimental encampments, hospitals, earthworks, and picket positions, extended about four miles along Opequon Creek and was named after Brig. Gen. David A. Russell, who had been killed at the Third Battle of Winchester on 19 Sept. 1864. Troops under Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, including future U.S. presidents Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and Capt. William McKinley, occupied the camp in Nov.–Dec. 1864. While most of the army departed by the end of Dec., some units remained here until Feb. 1865.

Department of Historic Resources, 2013

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

(1) Oltmanns, J. G. 1864 Sketch of Camp Russell & Vicinity Showing the Position of the 19th Army Corps. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Historical Map and Charts Collection (Folder No. RG23, 863-Virginia 1864 3 of 5). (2) Bonnell, John C. Jr. 1996 Sabres in the Shenandoah: The 21st New York Cavalry 1863-1866. Burd Street Press. (page 147) (3) Jordan, William B. 1997 The Civil War Journals of John Mead Gould 1861-1866. Butternut and Blue Press. (pages 432-443). (4) Official Records 1893 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 43, Part II. (pages 715-716 and 846-847). (5) Hayes, Rutherford, Birchard n.d. Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Ohio Historical Society. (pages 5-9).