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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 AVERAGE AMERICAN
CITIZENS INTO THE WORLD’S GREATEST SOLDIERS.
COMPILED BY
U.S. ARMY BASIC COMBAT TRAINING MUSEUM
FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
2016
| Title | Birth of Camp Jackson : A collection of photographs, maps and papers... |
| Creator | U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum |
| Date | 2016 |
| Subject | Camp Jackson (S.C.) |
| Geographic Location | Fort Jackson (S.C.) |
| SC County | Richland County (S.C.) |
| Time Period | World War I (1914-1918) |
| Description | 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 average American citizens into the world's greatest soldiers |
| Extent | 248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 42 cm. |
| Language | English |
| Identifier | birthofcampjackson |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Books |
| Digital Collection | Books and Pamphlets |
| Collection Website | http://localhistory.richlandlibrary.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16817coll11 |
| Library | Richland Library, Columbia, S.C. |
| Date Digital | 2016-09 |
| Digitization Specifications | Born-digital portable document format. |
| Rights | Public domain. Compiled by U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, 2016. For more information contact Richland Library, Columbia, SC 29201. |
| Title | Title Page |
| Transcript | 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 AVERAGE AMERICAN CITIZENS INTO THE WORLD’S GREATEST SOLDIERS. COMPILED BY U.S. ARMY BASIC COMBAT TRAINING MUSEUM FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA 2016 |
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