Only known surviving photo of the U.S. Camel Corps The Legends and Lore of Red Ghost and the U.S. Army Camel Corps Published in The National Herald, January 7-13, 2017 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- The accounts of the United States Army’s experiment with camels as pack animals meant to help supply and maintain the forts, posts and wagon train routes of the far west constitute a long established chapter in our nation’s history. Active between 1856 and 1866, the Army’s experiment with camels included eight Greeks as drovers. On May 14, 1856, the USS Supply arrived at the Port of Indianola in Calhoun County, TX with the first collection of camels gathered from the Middle East. O...