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A "Camp of Instruction," it was established on July 15, 1887, by Colonel William R. Shafter, 1st Infantry, with Companies A, C, D, E, F, G, l, and K, and a detachment of the 1st Artillery, aggregating 326 men. The command had assembled at the Presidio of San Francisco, July 5, 1887, and marched, with intermediate stops, 90 miles to Santa Cruz.


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