Weird Texas history: The U.S. Army’s camel corps experiment at Camp Verde
Ladies and gents of the Lone Star State, gather ‘round as we recount the brief and bizarre tale of the U.S. Army’s strangest division: the camel corps.
In 1836, U.S. Army Lt. George H. Crosman and his friend devised an unusual solution to the problem at hand: Camels. Vince Hawkins wrote in a scholarly article titled, “ And in 1855, at long last, Davis secured a $30,000 appropriation for the acquisition of a small camel herd. In all, the camel corps was 75 animals strong and its home base was ultimately established at Camp Verde, Texas, 60 miles north of San Antonio.
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