[1][2][3] William W. Corcoran owned several sections of land around the Tollgate as seen on maps at the time.
These included: While the exact location is not known, all the descriptions of the camp mention the Bladingsburg tollgate as being close by.
[3] The following troops barracked at the camp: On April 3, 1865, Richmond, Virginia, is captured by the Union Army.
The news spreads all over Washington, D.C., and Battery H of the 14th Pennsylvania Artillery started firing one hundred guns at the camp.
[11] On Wednesday, May 17, 1865, during the Trial of the Murderer of President Lincoln, the Camp is mentioned by Lieutenant John J. Taffey, a prosecution witness when cross-examined by Mr. Doster.