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The Beat of the Drum. History of Drum Barracks

Category: Regional: California


Author: Don McDowell


Copyright/published Year: 1993 by Graphic Pub


ISBN: 1882824024


Binding: Hardcover


Description:

In 1862, due to an increasing need for a strong Union presence in ì sessionist-prone Southern California, the U. S. Army established ì a camp in Wilmington, near Banning's Wharf and San Pedro Harbor. ì Named "Camp Drum" in honor of Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, and ì later changed to Drum Barracks. Assistant Adjutant General of the ì Department of the Pacific, its story is now fully told in this ì book by historian Don McDowell. The Beat of the Drum relates the ì history of the camp from its beginnings as a bustling Civil War ì post from which troops, material and supplies were dispatched to ì frontier bases all over the Southwest, through decommissioning by ì the military in 1871. The book then chronicles the conversion of ì several of the buildings to a college campus, and the use of the ì Junior Officers Quarters building as a boarding house through two ì world wars. It concludes with the saving of that structure from ì demolition and it's restoration to the lovely museum it is today. ì The people, personalities and events of Drum Barracks' colorful ì 140-year history are told in a highly readable style, ì supplemented by scores of photographs, maps and illustrations. ì This book tells an indispensable story for history buffs of the ì Civil War and Indian Wars in the Far West.


This is a used book and is in Good condition.


Additional condition description

Hardcover. Book #392/500. No Jacket. Signed by author and separate signed dedication. Previous owner embossed namestamp on Dedication Page. No other markings. Spine is a very little bit "cocked."


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