Camp Cameron was an

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

training camp that existed in 1861-1862 in

North Cambridge, Massachusetts North Cambridge, also known as "Area 11", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S ...

. It was used for the initial organization of elements of the 38th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. It was probably named for

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

, Lincoln's first secretary of war. Other units that trained here included the 1st, 11th, 16th, 26th, and 28th regiments of Massachusetts infantry, and the 1st and 8th batteries of light artillery. It was located near Massachusetts Avenue, and was also known at one point as Camp Day after the family that owned the land. Cameron Avenue and Camp Street are named for the camp, and several nearby streets were named after battles.

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{{Coord, 42.3993, -71.1286, display=title Military facilities in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1862 establishments in Massachusetts Military installations established in 1862

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