During the American Civil War, Camp Wright was a Union Army outpost in the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War. It was established to protect the route to Fort Yuma on the Colorado River, and intercept secessionist sympathizers traveling to the east to join the Confederate Army.[5] A detachment of California Volunteer cavalry and infantry first established Camp Wright at Warner's Ranch near Warner Springs, in October 1861. The cold and windy conditions in the higher altitude of the exposed San Jose Valley caused the commander to change its site to the more sheltered Oak Grove location in November.[6]
At about the same time, the Dan Showalter party of secessionists were attempting to avoid the post and make their way across the desert to join the Confederate Army in Texas. They were pursued from Temecula by a 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry patrol from Camp Wright, intercepted in the hills west of the San Jose Valley (site of Warner's Ranch) with the support of a 1st California Infantry detachment from the camp, and captured without shots being fired November 20–29, 1861. After being imprisoned at Fort Yuma, Showalter and the others were released upon swearing loyalty to the Union. They later made their way to the Confederacy.[7]
The Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station on its site was registered as a separate California Historical Landmark in 1952.[2] The Oak Grove station was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[4][9] The location of another nearby station at Warner's Ranch is also a National Historic Landmark.
^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
^Warner Spring Ranch Resort.com: History— John Warner June 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^Colonel Herbert M. Hart, USMC (retired), Historic California Posts: Camp Wright from Pioneer Forts of the Far West, published in 1965, The California State Military Museum
^Bill Virden, THE AFFAIR AT MINTER'S RANCH, The Journal of San Diego History, SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, April 1961, Volume 7, Number 2 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
^Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867, By California. Adjutant General's Office, SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing. 1890. p.672
^Patricia Heintzelman and Charles Snell (1975) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Oak Grove Butterfield Station, National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1954, 1975 and undated.
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Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station is located in the western foothills of the Laguna Mountains in northern San Diego County California It is located on State Route 79 13 miles 21 km northwest of Warner Springs and Warner s Ranch The station was built on the site of Camp Wright an 1860s Civil War outpost Oak Grove Butterfield Stage StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkCalifornia Historical Landmark No 482 1 California Historical Landmark No 502 2 Oak Grove Butterfield Stage StationShow map of San Diego County CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesLocationWarner Springs area San Diego County CaliforniaCoordinates33 23 23 02 N 116 47 38 75 W 33 3897278 N 116 7940972 W 33 3897278 116 7940972Built1858NRHP reference No 66000222CHISL No 482 1 CHISL No 502 2 Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 15 1966 3 Designated NHLNovember 5 1961 4 Contents 1 Camp Wright 2 Historic Landmarks 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCamp Wright editDuring the American Civil War Camp Wright was a Union Army outpost in the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War It was established to protect the route to Fort Yuma on the Colorado River and intercept secessionist sympathizers traveling to the east to join the Confederate Army 5 A detachment of California Volunteer cavalry and infantry first established Camp Wright at Warner s Ranch near Warner Springs in October 1861 The cold and windy conditions in the higher altitude of the exposed San Jose Valley caused the commander to change its site to the more sheltered Oak Grove location in November 6 At about the same time the Dan Showalter party of secessionists were attempting to avoid the post and make their way across the desert to join the Confederate Army in Texas They were pursued from Temecula by a 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry patrol from Camp Wright intercepted in the hills west of the San Jose Valley site of Warner s Ranch with the support of a 1st California Infantry detachment from the camp and captured without shots being fired November 20 29 1861 After being imprisoned at Fort Yuma Showalter and the others were released upon swearing loyalty to the Union They later made their way to the Confederacy 7 For a short time in March 1862 Camp Wright was the headquarters of the 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry before it moved on 8 Used for the rest of the war as a transit camp for troops moving along the road to and from New Mexico Territory and Arizona Territory the camp was abandoned in 1866 The Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station in operation between 1858 and 1860 is the only surviving station of the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line across the Western United States The adobe building the stagecoach station used was built in 1858 and on the former site of Camp Wright 1861 1862 It was a stop between Los Angeles and Fort Yuma on the San Francisco to St Louis route It is a well preserved one story adobe building among California oak woodlands Historic Landmarks edit nbsp Camp Wright plaque nbsp Oak Grove plaqueThe site of Camp Wright was registered as a California Historical Landmark in 1950 1 The Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station on its site was registered as a separate California Historical Landmark in 1952 2 The Oak Grove station was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 4 9 The location of another nearby station at Warner s Ranch is also a National Historic Landmark See also editButterfield Overland Mail in California Warner s Ranch Butterfield Stage Station Pony Express San Antonio San Diego Mail LineReferences edit a b Camp Wright Office of Historic Preservation California State Parks Retrieved October 13 2012 a b Oak Grove Office of Historic Preservation California State Parks Retrieved October 13 2012 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on November 14 2007 Retrieved November 18 2007 Warner Spring Ranch Resort com History John Warner Archived June 6 2014 at the Wayback Machine Colonel Herbert M Hart USMC retired Historic California Posts Camp Wright from Pioneer Forts of the Far West published in 1965 The California State Military Museum Bill Virden THE AFFAIR AT MINTER S RANCH The Journal of San Diego History SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY April 1961 Volume 7 Number 2 Archived 2011 06 04 at the Wayback Machine Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867 By California Adjutant General s Office SACRAMENTO State Office J D Young Supt State Printing 1890 p 672 Patricia Heintzelman and Charles Snell 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Oak Grove Butterfield Station National Park Service and Accompanying three photos exterior from 1954 1975 and undated External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons 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