Camp Ellsworth is a former

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 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 located near Fresh Pond, at the abandoned Reed and Bartlett Icehouse. It was first occupied by the

1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was the first regiment to leave Massachusetts for a three-year term (several had previously left for 90-day terms) in ...

on June 1, 1861.Bowen, James Lorenzo. ''Massachusetts in the War, 1861-1865.'' C.W. Bryan & Co., 1888. p. 100

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