Camp Merritt, California
Camp Merritt, California was a U.S. military camp used for the quartering and preparation of American troops destined for the Philippines during the Spanish–American War. Formerly a racetrack, it was named for General Wesley Merritt, the commanding general of the U.S. Voluntary Army forces and the Eighth Army Corps. The camp was located in San Francisco, California in an area approximately bounded by what is now Point Lobos Avenue, Fulton Street, First Avenue and Sixth Avenue.
Commissioning
Camp Merritt was established on May 29, 1898, pursuant to General Order 7 of the U.S. Expeditionary Forces. General Elwell Stephen Otis, commanding general of the U.S. Volunteer Army, established the headquarters for the Philippine Islands Expeditionary Forces at the southwest corner of the camp on slightly elevated ground at Fulton Street and 4th Avenue.Units processed through Camp Merritt
Confirmed Units processed through Camp Merritt:- 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
- 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
- 18th U.S. Infantry, 1st Battalion
- 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
- 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
- 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry
- Utah Volunteer Artillery, Light Battery A
- Utah Volunteer Artillery, Light Battery B
- 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
- 1st Montana Volunteer Infantry