An edition of The birth of Camp Jackson (2016)

The birth of Camp Jackson

a collection of photographs, maps and papers documenting the development of Camp Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. Including a discussion of the need for training camps and soldiers in World War I, the offer presented by the city of Columbia to the Army to help fill that need, the construction of Camp Jackson and the structures built there, the units and people who populated the camp, and the training that converted [the] average American citizens into the world's greatest soldiers

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An edition of The birth of Camp Jackson (2016)

The birth of Camp Jackson

a collection of photographs, maps and papers documenting the development of Camp Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. Including a discussion of the need for training camps and soldiers in World War I, the offer presented by the city of Columbia to the Army to help fill that need, the construction of Camp Jackson and the structures built there, the units and people who populated the camp, and the training that converted [the] average American citizens into the world's greatest soldiers

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English
Pages
248

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Subjects
United States, World War, 1914-1918, Military construction operations, United States. Army, Military bases, Basic training (Military education), Engineering and construction, Pictorial works, History
Places
United States, Camp Jackson (S.C.), Fort Jackson (S.C.), Columbia (S.C.)

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The birth of Camp Jackson: a collection of photographs, maps and papers documenting the development of Camp Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. Including a discussion of the need for training camps and soldiers in World War I, the offer presented by the city of Columbia to the Army to help fill that need, the construction of Camp Jackson and the structures built there, the units and people who populated the camp, and the training that converted [the] average American citizens into the world's greatest soldiers
2016
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Table of Contents

1. The Need - A background of the war in Europe, why the United States entered the war in 1917, and how the United States answered the need for trained Soldiers
2. The Offer - An account of how Columbia solicited the Army to build a military cantonment in the middle of South Carolina
3. The Construction - A history of how a cantonment for 44,000 Soldiers was built in less than six months
4. The Buildings - A description of the buildings and infrastructure constructed at Camp Jackson to train an Army
5. The Units - A record of the units who passed through Camp Jackson from June 1917 to October 1919
6. The People - A listing of the significant people who populated Camp Jackson during the Great War
7. The Training - A brief sketch of the training that was necessary to mold average American citizens into the world's greatest infantry and artillery Soldiers.

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Shipping list no.: 2016-0034-S.

Other Titles
The Birth of Camp Jackson, Columbia S. Carolina, Established 1917, National Army Cantonment

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Dewey Decimal Class
355.7
Library of Congress
UA26.J22 U64 2016

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248 pages :
Number of pages
248

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OL26198907M
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birthofcampjacks00fort
OCLC/WorldCat
957491629

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