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Louwane Vansoolen
The Fort Douglas Military Museum and longtime curator Louwane Vansoolen have pieced together this insightful volume into Utah's rich history, featuring over 180 vintage images. The museum, housed in two of the old sandstone barracks built in 1875, has kept the old fort alive with relics of military life, then and now.
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Fort Douglas - Louwane Vansoolen
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COLONEL CONNOR AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP DOUGLAS
Patrick Edward O’Connor established Camp Douglas and became its first commander. He was born on March 17, 1890, in Kerry County, Ireland. When he was very young, his parents immigrated to New York City, where he lived until on November 28, 1839, Patrick enlisted as a private in Company I, 1st Dragoons, which was the army’s Native American fighting force. After completing his five-year enlistment, he was discharged and went into the mercantile business. In 1846, he immigrated to Texas and on May 6, 1846, mustered into Albert Sydney Johnston’s command as a lieutenant and became a Texas foot rifleman in Texas’s dispute with Mexico. At this time, he changed his name to Patrick E. Connor. After being honorably discharged, he moved to Stockton, California.
While in California, he was involved in many civic activities, married Johanna Connor, and achieved social and financial stature. In May 1853, he became a member of the California Rangers to help control outlaw disorder. In December 1856, a volunteer militia company, the Stockton Blues, was formed with Connor as first lieutenant; he later became captain of the group. Besides an interest in the military, Connor submitted design plans for the California State Capitol and later designed and built a new home in