Civil War Camps in and Near Howard County, Maryland Throughout the War units regularly set up semi-permanent and permanent camps. Often these camps were named after political figures (Boardman, Bradford, Preston King, Randall) or military figures (McConnell, Butler, Dix, etc.) Units re-used names, so that multiple camps with the same name appear throughout the War. For example, two Camp Bradfords existed in Maryland during the War, both presumably named after Augustus Bradford, the pro-Union Governor of Maryland. Below are all names of camps mentioned in primary sources during the War, as well as the unit, time period, location, and who the camp was named for. Camp Beal - 10th Maine at Relay House, named for their Colonel, 11/1861\\ Camp Bean - 4th Wisconsin at Relay House, named for their Colonel, formerly the grounds of the 6th Mass., 10/1861\\ Camp Boardman - 4th Wisconsin at Relay House, 11/1861 \\ Camp Bradford - 4th and 6th Maryland Vols, at Relay House, 1862, also a Camp Bradford in Baltimore\\ Camp Brastow - 10th Maine, November, 1861, near Relay House\\ Camp Butler - 5th New York Militia, Annapolis Junction, 1861\\ Camp Butler - 6th Massachusetts, Elkridge, 5/1861\\ Camp Cameron, "near the Relay", 1861\\ Camp Compton, 141st New York, 4 miles from Laurel towards Washington, 1862\\ Camp Cooper, 1st Maryland Inf. Relay House, "On the north side of the Patapsco, on the hill towards the east", 1861\\ Fort Dix - Relay House, 10th Maine, 1861, 1st NJ Militia, 1864, among others\\ Camp Dobbin - 8th Massachusetts, Relay House, 1861\\ Camp Durgin - 4th Wisconsin, perhaps whimsically named so by George Durgin, Sergeant. Guard station on the railroad described as "Station No.4, W. Br. B & O R. R. YD."\\ Camp Elliott - 60th New York, "about a mile east of the Relay"\\ Camp Essex - Relay House, 8th Massachusetts, (after Essex Co., MA), 1861\\ Camp Gray - "near the Annapolis Junction", 4th Wisconsin, September, 1861, named after Captain of Company C.\\ Camp Hathaway - Laurel, 141st New York, 1862\\ Camp Johnson - Ellicott's Mills, 12th New Jersey, 1862\\ Camp Kelsey - 10th Maine, Annapolis Junction\\ Camp Lewis - 109th New York, Savage, November, 1862\\ Camp McConnell, 1st Maryland Inf. Relay House, "On the north side of the Patapsco, on the hill towards the east", 1861\\ Camp McCook, 157th Ohio, Relay House, 1864, after commander\\ Camp Michigan, Annapolis Junction, 1st Michigan Infantry, 12/1861\\ Camp Miles - Relay House, 60th New York Infantry, 1862\\ Camp Morgan - 8th New York Militia, 60th New York, Relay House, 5/1861-1862\\ Camp Preston King - 60th New York, Relay House, "erected near the first location of Camp Rathbone"\\ Camp Randall - 4th Wisconsin at Relay House\\ Camp Rathbone - 60th New York, "nearer the center of our line"\\ Camp Reynolds, 20th New York, Annapolis Junction, 1861\\ Camp Robinson - 60th New York, Relay House, 1862\\ Camp Scott, Relay House, "south side of the Patapsco...occupied by the Sixth and Eighth Massachusetts", 1861\\ Camp Somwalt, 138th Pennsylvania Vols, Relay House, "on somewhat of a knoll near Fort Dix"\\ Camp Todd, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, Annapolis Junction, 8/1861\\ Fort Wadsworth - Relay House, possibly another name for Fort Dix\\ Camp Washington, Relay House, "south side of the Patapsco...occupied by the Sixth and Eighth Massachusetts", also the 1st MD Vols, 1861\\ Camp What Do You Call It - Annapolis Junction, 109th New York, 1862\\ Camp Wood - Elysville, 14th New Jersey, 1862\\ Camp Wool - 118th New York, Relay House, September 1862\\ Camp Wool - 14th New Jersey, Elysville, 1862\\