Officers' Quarters, Drum Barracks, 1862-1868

"Drum Barracks, Civil War Period"

Panel 1:

Officers’ Quarters

1862 * Drum Barracks * 1868

Supply Depot, Department of

the Southwest, U.S. Army.

In memory of the historic past of this

building and the importance of its

association with early ...

Drum Barracks

Established at Wilmington in 1862, Drum Barracks became the United States military headquarters for Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. A garrison and base for supplies, it was a terminus for camel pack trains operated by the army until 1863. ...