Camp Lee, Virginia

Postcard

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Steamboat Era Museum

Post card post marked Jan 22, 1943.: Reverse side: From Private Roy Wilson to his Mother in Axton , Virginia.
Post card post marked Jan 22, 1943.

Reverse side: From Private Roy Wilson to his Mother in Axton , Virginia.

Name/Title

Camp Lee, Virginia

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.022

Description

Camp Lee, Virginia, was a major World War I training base near Petersburg, established in 1917 to train the 80th Division, named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and later rebuilt as Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams), a significant U.S. Army logistics hub, reflecting historical roots from early settlements and Civil War battles in the region. "W.R. Thompson & Company, Publishers, Richmond, Virginia"