Name/Title
Camp Greenleaf WoodpileEntry/Object ID
2020.228.001Description
A postcard with the front showing a group of World War I era soldiers in front of a large woodpile at Camp Greenleaf in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Identified by an ink asterisk on the photograph is Sydney M. Pollard.
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 Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaCollection
Armed Services CollectionCopyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
