Dayton house a camp for Civil War soldiers

On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 men to serve for three months to aid in suppressing the rebellion. Ohio Governor William Dennison authorized the establishment of military camps across the state, including Camp Dick Corwin at Dayton.

A house at Tates Point, about two miles east of Dayton, was chosen as the site for the camp. Located just north of Huffman Hill, the first three companies of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and later the Dayton Cavalry, were ordered there. The officers lived in the house, while the men camped on the hillside. The camp closed in early 1862.