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Camp Curtin Historical Society and Civil War Roundtable HOME ABOUT US ENLISTMENT FORM DECENDANT BRIGADE CIVIL WAR HARRISBURG BOOK NEWSLETTERS ARTICLES OF INTEREST LINKS More. History of Camp Curtin When news of the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter reached Washington on April 14 1861 President Abraham Lincoln called for 75000 volunteers. Governor Andrew Curtin also made a plea to the citizens of Pennsylvania to volunteer to help preserve the Union. Almost immediately men from throughout the state converged on Harrisburg to offer their services and it became apparent that a military camp would have to be established in the area.