Description: Camp Dutchess was a temporary Civil War encampment built in 1862. The encampment was named for where it was built, in Dutchess County, specifically in the city of Poughkeepsie. The camp housed soldiers belonging to New York’s 150th Volunteer Infantry Division, who fought for the Union during the Civil War.

County: Dutchess County

City, State: Poughkeepsie, New York

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150th New York Voluntary Infantry