Name/Title
Camp Greenleaf Cantonment Buildings, Fort OglethorpeEntry/Object ID
2020.134.001Description
A postcard with the front showing cantonment buildings in Camp Greenleaf at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, during World War I. The postcard is labeled "View in Camp Greenleaf, showing Cantonment Buildings, Fort Oglethorpe, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The sender has labeled the mess hall and the barracks for his unit, Company 9 of Battalion 3.
"Mess hall No. 3 where [?] finds us and he does it very well" and "Co. 9 Battalion where I live these days"
As the United States mobilized to fight in World War I, national military parks were used to train troops before their voyage overseas. Several camps were located at Chickamauga Battlefield, of which Camp Greenleaf was the largest. Established in 1917, Camp Greenleaf was the home of the Army’s medical training program. Commanded by Colonel Henry Page, who held a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania, the camp’s instruction familiarized soldiers with motorized and mule-drawn units, field and evacuation hospitals, and trench sanitation, with additional instruction in veterinary and dental medicine. Over the course of its operation, Camp Greenleaf trained 6,640 officers and 31,138 enlisted men. The camp was decommissioned in December 1918 after 18 months in service.Subject
World War 1Subject Place
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Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaCollection
Armed Services CollectionPostcard Details
Place Published
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Chattanooga, Tennessee*Date Published
circa 1918 - 4/7/1918Relationships
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Place
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Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaCopyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
