Camp Harlan - Mt. Pleasant, IA
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Camp Harlan (1861-1862) - A U.S. Civil War Camp established in 1861 near Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Initially named for Iowa Senator James Harlan. Renamed Camp McKean in 1862 probably after Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean.
Waymark Code: WM16QDK
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2022
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"Camp Harlan (1861-1862) - A U.S. Civil War Camp established in 1861 near Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Initially named for Iowa Senator James Harlan. Renamed Camp McKean in 1862 probably after Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean, a native of Marion, Iowa. Abandoned in 1862.
HISTORY
Camp Harlan was activated in October 1861 at Mount Pleasant in Henry County, Iowa. The camp was opened as a temporary Civil War rendezvous camp for the 4th Iowa Cavalry. The first two companies of the 4th Iowa Cavalry arrived at Camp Harlan with their barracks both still under construction and the wood for the remaining barracks laying on the ground. The two companies joined in the construction of their barracks.
CURRENT STATUS
The site of the camp is now marked by a boulder and bronze tablet and two separate reader-board type markers. The Camp Harlan - Camp McKean Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes some 68 acres of farmland where the camp was located. This is one of the few U.S. Civil war muster camps where the location is precisely known and has remained relatively undisturbed being used mostly as grazing land."
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