Carroll Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Carroll
From Summer Home to Federal Camp
Charles Carroll, whose father of the same name was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, constructed the summer home, Mount Clare, that you see before you. The Carroll family could not have imagined that their peaceful fields would play a part in a war devastating the country the elder Carroll helped found.
In April 1861, in the first bloodshed of the Civil War, a crowd of Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry as it passed through the city en route to Washington. By summer, the U.S. Army had established camps throughout Baltimore. Gen. John Reese Kenly of the Maryland militia opened a recruiting office and a month later took command of the 1st Maryland Infantry as colonel. He converted the pastures to the west of Mont Clare, then a hotel, into a training facility named Camp Carroll.
On March 22, 1862, the U.S. Army created the Middle Department in Baltimore to protect rail and communication lines. Gen. James Cooper's brigade, organized in April, included troops stationed here at Camp Carroll near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line. The brigade was disbanded on May
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Officers may have been quartered in Mount Clare, which offered an outstanding view of the camp. In the fall of 1862, Camp Carroll was renamed Camp Chesebrough, honoring Col. William G. Chesebrough, 11th U.S. Infantry. In 1864, the name reverted to Camp Carroll. The camp remained in use by Federal forces until the war ended.
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Units Trained at Camp Carroll
1861
1st Maryland Infantry 13th New York Infantry 4th Wisconsin Infantry 8th Pennsylvania Infantry 4th Maryland Infantry 22nd Pennsylvania Infantry Boston Light Artillery Massachusetts Light Artillery 17th Massachusetts Infantry 2nd Maryland Infantry 1st Pennsylvania Infantry 7th New York Infantry
1862
13th Pennsylvania Cavalry
1863
1st Connecticut Cavalry
1864
1st Maryland Veterans Cavalry 11th Maryland Infantry
Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1862.
Location. 39° 16.746′ N, 76° 38.614′ W. Marker is in Baltimore,
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mount Clare (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mount Clare (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mount Clare (within shouting distance of this marker); 1917 1918 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Clare, the Georgia Plantation (approx. Ό mile away); Carroll Park (approx. Ό mile away); Carroll Park at the Historic Pigtown Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Carroll (has been replaced with this marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
