Yiorgos Caralambo
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Yiorgos Caralambo also called Greek George and George Allen was an alleged murderer and camel driver hired by U.S. Army in 1856 for the Camel Corps experiment in the Southwest. The camels were to be t
Greek George, George Allen.
United States Camel Corps
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The United States Camel Corps was a mid-19th-century experiment by the United States Army in using camels as pack animals in the Southwestern United States. Although the camels proved to be hardy and
Yiorgos Caralambo
…Caralambo also called Greek George and George Allen (died September 2, 1913) was an alleged murderer and camel driver hired by U.S. Army in 1856 for the Camel Corps experiment in the Southwest. The camels were to be tested for use in transportation across the "Great American Desert." Caralambo, who was of Greek…
Camel at Drum Barracks, San Pedro, California (1863 or earlier)