Talk:Drum Barracks

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Did you know... that Drum Barracks were built in 1862 and 1863 at a cost of US$1 million to quell pro-Confederacy sentiments in Los Angeles?

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Merge proposal

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

Consensus to merge. Felix QW (talk) 14:57, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Formal request has been received from 2603:7000:26F0:74B0:966:1468:B2D8:3D68 (talk) 01:02, 22 May 2023 (UTC) to merge Drum Barracks Civil War Museum into Drum Barracks.[reply]

Proposer's rationale: The museum article is relatively short and its contents easily fit into the merge target.

Please discuss below. Felix QW (talk) 16:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nominator's rationale. jengod (talk) 16:48, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Upcoming corrections

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Drum Barracks and Camp Drum ceased to exist in the 19th century. This page is about the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum.

The statement that Camp Drum was home to the California Column, commanded by Colonel James Henry Carleton, is incorrect and has no footnote. The California Column left from Camp Latham; Camp Drum didn't yet exist. Carlton and his troopers stayed in New Mexico for the remainder of the war.

The statement that Texas Volunteers had taken control of large portions of New Mexico Territory for the Confederacy is incorrect and has no footnote. The Texas column tried and failed to drive Union forces from New Mexico. One detachment occupied Tucson and fought the California Column at Picacho Pass. Julian in LA (talk) 02:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]