What's in a Name? The Establishment of Camp Douglas

Authors

Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D., Brigham Young University - UtahFollow
William P. MacKinnon, Independent Historian

Keywords

Latter-day Saints, Mormons, American Civil War, military, Utah Territory, Union, Confederate, Camp Douglas, Fort Douglas, Great Salt Lake City, Brigham Young, Col. Patrick Edward Connor, Stephen A. Douglas

Abstract

A discussion of the establishment (1862) of Camp Douglas, Utah Territory -- named by Col. Patrick Edward Connor after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas.

Original Publication Citation

Kenneth L. Alford and William P. MacKinnon, “What's in a Name? The Establishment of Camp Douglas,” in Civil War Saints, Kenneth L. Alford, ed. (Provo, Utah: BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book, 2012), 161–183.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Alford, Kenneth L. Ph.D. and MacKinnon, William P., "What's in a Name? The Establishment of Camp Douglas" (2012). Faculty Publications. 1709.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1709

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3649

Publisher

BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book

Language

English

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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