Camp Hilary A. Herbert
Camp Hilary A. Herbert
Spanish American War Camp, Montgomery, Alabama
Named for a former Secretary of the Navy. Herbert was an officer in the 8th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
Camp Herbert was the muster out camp for the 2nd Ala. Vol. Inf. from September 17 to October 31, 1898.
The camp was at Riverside Park in the north part of the city. The camp was likely in the southeast part of the park. This was a very popular park around the turn of the century but no longer exists. It was on the east bank of the Alabama River west of the L&N Railroad tracks with the north boundary being approximately where 4th Street would be located if it extended west across the tracks and the south boundary being approximately where Fowler would be located if it extended west across the tracks.