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- ↑ "The History". Camp Carleton Cornet Band. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Roberts, Robert B. (1988). Encyclopedia of historic forts : the military, pioneer, and trading posts of the United States. Internet Archive. New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-02-926880-3.
- ↑ The California State Military Museum, Historic California Posts: Camp Carleton (Camp Banning, Camp Prentiss, New Camp Carleton)
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