Camp Floyd

Camp Floyd (1857-1862) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1857 during the Mormon War by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, in present day Utah County, Utah. Named after Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, who went over to the Confederate side when the U.S. Civil war began. The camp was then renamed Fort Crittenden after Senator John J. Crittenden of Tennessee. Abandoned in 1862.

Current Status

Camp Floyd State Historical Site, Utah County, Utah

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1426308

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Location: Camp Floyd State Historical Site, Utah County, Utah. Maps & Images Lat: 40.2527270 Long: -112.0993852 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 4902'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 785-786
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 173-174

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Floyd

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