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CAMP UNION
CAMP UNION. In August, 1861 a representative of Governor Kirkland came to Dubuque to make arrangements for the establishment of Camp Union to receive to volunteer regiments. The site selected was at the upper end of the bottom land adjoining LAKE PEOSTA on an elevation of thirty to forty feet above it. Here the volunteers could have good water, bathing in summer, and ice in the winter. The buildings constructed were 20 x 60 feet and arranged to accommodate 100 men each. The first troops to enter the camp were the company from Anamosa which had previously been quartered in various hotels.
Camp Schedule
5 o'clock, a. m. --Reveille
5 1/2 to 6 1/2 --Schools for Officers of Comp. Drill for Privates
6 1/2 a. m.--Breakfast Call
7 1/2 a.m. Surgeon's Call
8 a.m.--Guard Mounting
8 1/2 to 10 1/2 Schools for Officers and Comp. Drill for Privates
12m.--Dinner Call
2 to 3 p.m.-- Comp. drill
4 to 5 p.m.--Battalion Drill
6 1/2 p.m.--Supper Call
9p.m.--Tattoo (9 1/4--Roll Call)
10 p.m.--Taps