Camp DuPont

Camp DuPont is a Delaware historical marker in Wilmington, New Castle County, dedicated 1966.

New Castle County · dedicated 1966 · 3302 Faulkland Road, Wilmington

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First established in May 1861. The Fourth Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry camped here June to October 1862, whence they moved to a camp on the same name near Kennett Pike. The remustered First Delaware Regiment camped here in early February 1864, following a 30-day furlough before returning to active service in Virginia. The camp was named to honor Rear Admiral Samuel F. DuPont.

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