Wilmington in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Drum Barracks

Officers' Quarters

— 1862-1868 —

Drum Barracks Marker - Panel 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

1. Drum Barracks Marker - Panel 1

Inscription.
Panel 1:
Drum Barracks, Officers’ Quarters, 1862 - 1868.
Supply Depot, Department of the Southwest, U.S. Army.
In memory of the historic past of this building and the importance of its association with early American history in California.
Rudecinda Parlor No. 230, N.D.G.W. placed this tablet October 2, 1927.
Panel 2:
Drum Barracks.
Civil War Period.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 21 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles.

Erected 1927 by Native Daughters of the Golden West - City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1923.

Location. 33° 47.071′ N, 118° 15.448′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Wilmington. Marker is on Cary Avenue north of East Opp Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1052 North Banning Boulevard, Wilmington CA 90744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Drum Barracks (a few steps from this marker); Powder Magazine at the Drum Barracks (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Banning Residence Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memory Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Banning Residence Museum (approx. half a mile away); Wilmington Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. John’s Episcopal Church (approx. one mile away); Der Wienerschnitzel (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. The Drum Barracks (a.k.a. "Fort Drum" or "Fort San Pedro") was military headquarters for the U.S. Southwestern Department: the State of California and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, during the Civil War.

Also see . . .
1. Drum Barracks. Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

2. Phineas Banning. Wikipedia biography:
"... businessman, entrepreneur, and politician. During the Civil War, he [and fellow politician, Benjamin D. Wilson] ceded land for the construction of Drum Barracks. Brigadier General in the California militia - though it was essentially honorific, Banning used the title for the rest

Drum Barracks Marker - Panel 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

2. Drum Barracks Marker - Panel 2

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 21.

of his life." (Submitted on January 21, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

3. Benjamin Davis Wilson. Wikipedia biography:
Rancher - 2nd mayor of L.A. - grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. (Submitted on January 22, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

4. Powder Magazine (Camp Drum). Wikipedia entry:
L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument #249 (Submitted on February 14, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

5. Richard Coulter Drum, Brigadier General, U.S. Army. Arlington National Cemetery website entry (Submitted on February 16, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Drum Barracks Marker Panels 1 & 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

3. Drum Barracks Marker Panels 1 & 2

Drum Barracks Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

4. Drum Barracks Markers

On the ground at the right (north) corner of the building's east side porch steps.

Sign at the fence off the building's east lawn image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

5. Sign at the fence off the building's east lawn

West side, museum entrance off Banning Blvd. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

6. West side, museum entrance off Banning Blvd.

Drum Barracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

7. Drum Barracks

NSDAR plaque in west courtyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

8. NSDAR plaque in west courtyard

Drum Barracks Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011

9. Drum Barracks Plaque

Placed January 15, 1978, by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Adjutant General Richard C. Drum, U.S. Army image. Click for full size.

Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), circa 1880

10. Adjutant General Richard C. Drum, U.S. Army

Powder Magazine for Drum Barracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Los Angeles

11. Powder Magazine for Drum Barracks

At 561 E. Opp Street, L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 249.

Banning Park - National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 9, 2011

12. Banning Park - National Register of Historic Places

General Banning's home, now a museum, three blocks north of Drum Barracks.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on February 14, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 31, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 10. submitted on February 16, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 11. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 12. submitted on January 21, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.