The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
CAMP DODGE IS
To Be ITS NAME |
Iowa's Military Reservation at Des
Molnes VIII BE Named After
Council BIuT:s
Veteran.
OTHER TITLES GIVEN
Union and Confederate Heroes Are
Both Honored in List Of
American Military
Camps.
OTHER TITLES GIVEN
Iowa's military camp at
LEG Mnines Ia to ha named

Ea Camp Dodge after General
Granville M. Dodge OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs, iowa's civil war hero
whose death occurred recently. The
following from Washington will ex-
plain the titles given to the other
camps and environments Of the coun-
try:
The names of environments for
the national army and the national
department with the approval of
Secretary Baker and Acting Chief of
Staff Bliss. All the names are AM
erican.
Such names as Washington, Lin
coin and Mckinley were not selected.
They will be reserved for more I'M
portant camps, probably in the war
zone.
Generals Grant and Lee, rival civil
war commanders, are honored alike.
The camp at Rockford, Ill, where
the division of Illinois national army
troops will be trained, will bear the
name of the union army commander
while that at Petersburg, Va, where
troops of Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware and New Jersey will be sent.
will be called after the confederate
leader
In many instances the names Of
federal commanders were selected
for camps of division from the north
ern states and Of confederate COM
manders for camps of divisions from
the southern states. Other names are
those of officers who served in the
continental army. the Mexican war
or Indian wars and of explorers and
pioneers.
Funston Honored.
The cantonment at Fort Sill, Okla,
where the Missouri contingent Of the
national guard will be trained, will
be known as Camp Doniphan, after
General Alexander w. Doniphan, who
led an expedition of Missourians on
the memorable march to Chihuahua
during the Mexican war. Doniphan's
march, as 1t has been called, is said
to have been the longest in military
history General Doniphan, who died
in Lexington, Mo-, has been given
credit for his exploits only in recent
years through the efforts of Senator
Stone and Speaker Clark.
The camp at Fort Riley, Kan,
where the Missouri. Kansas and Col
orado units of the national army will
be trained, will be- called Camp
Funston" after General Frederick
Funston, the intrepid Kansan, who
died only few months ago, while on
duty on the Mexican border.
Other national army designations
follow:
Camp Devins" at Aver, Mass,
after Brig Gen. Charles Devins, U.
S. v.
Camp Upton" at zap Hank. Long
Island N Y after Mai Ben Emery
Upton, u. S. V.
Camp Dix" at wrightstown, N. j..
after Maj. Gen. John Adams Dix. U.
S. V.
Camp Meade" at Annapolis juno
ton. Md, after Mai Gen. George E.
Meade, U. S. A.
Camp Lee" at Petersburg, Va,
after Robert e. Lee, general in chief,
&C. S. A.
Camp Jackson at Columbia, S.
C., after Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson,
u. s. A. president of the United
States. 1S29-1S37.
Camp Gordon" at Atlanta, Ca.
after Lieut.. Gen. ]. B. Gordon, c. S.
Camp Sherman" at Chillicothe,
O., after Gen. w. T. Sherman. U. s.
"A.
Camp Taylor" at Louisville, KY.
after Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor, U.
s. A., president of the United States,
1S49-1s50.
Camp Custer" It Battle Creek,
Mich, after Maj. Gen. George A.
Custer, U. S. V.
Camp Grant" at Rockford, ILL.,, aft
er Cen U. S. Grant, U. s. A.
Camp Pike" at Little Rock, Ark,
after Brig. Gen. q. M. Pike, U. s. A.
Camp Dodge" at Des Moines. Iowa,
after Maj. Gen. Granville M. Dodge,
U. S. v.
Camp Travis" at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas, after Lieut.. Co. w. B.
Travis, Texas army.
Camp Lewis at American Lake,
Wash, after the famous explorer.
The national guard camp designa-
tons follow:
Camp Greene" at Charlotte, NJ c.,
after Nathaniel Greene. major gen
eral, continental army.
Camp Wadsworth" at Spartans
burg, S. c., after Brig. Gen. J. S.
Wadsworth, U. s: v.
Camp Hancock at Augusta, Ca,
after Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Han
cock. U. s. A.
Camp Mcclellan" at Admission,
Ala, after Maj. Gen. B. B. McClel-
Ian, U. S. A.
Camp Sewer at Greenvi1le, s.
c., after Col John Sewer. U. S. A.
Camp Wheeler" at Macon, Ga,
after Lieut. Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
c. S. A.
Camp Arthur at Waco, Texas,
after Lieut.. Gen. Arthur M. Macarthur,
u. S. A.
Camp Logan" at Houston, Texas.
after Maj. Gen. John A. Logan. U.
s. v.
Camp Cody" at Deming, N M,
after Col. William F. Cody