Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-16
Twelve Training Camps i
Southeastern Department.

Twelve divisional training camps
will be established in the South
eastern Department in the immediate
future, according to an announce
ment made yesterday at the depart
ment headquarters in the Peoples
Building. The War Department
has authorized these camps, and
ordered that sites be obtained and
work be started as soon as practic-
able.
Available locations for such
camps have been surveyed and con-
sidered, already, in many portions
of the territory embraced by the
department. Especially is this true
in the States along the Atlantic
coast, where sites have been visited
by army officials in the last few
months.
It is believed that definite an
nouncement of the places chosen for
these concentration centers will be
made public in few days. Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding
the department, who will arrive in
Charleston today, will give this
matter early attention.
No information was given out at
headquarters as to the locations
which have been inspected by the
department. However it is general
ly known that army officers visited
Charleston a few months ago and
made a tour of the surrounding
territory, seeking suitable sites for
an army camp.
The Southeastern Department
will have twice as many training
camps as any other department, the
other departments having been alot-
ted from one to six. This is be.
cause of the large area embraced
under the Southeastern Depart
ment's jurisdiction.
Approximately 100000 men will
be in the twelve camps. in this de-
partment, as there will be full
division of about 10000 men at
each of the centers. !
Six full divisions of National
Guardsmen from Northern States
will be mobiiized in camps in this
department for training.
There will be separate camps fol-
National Guardsmen and the men
who are raised under the selective
draft plan.
At each of the camps there will
be a remount station, where ap
proximately 5000 horses and mules
will be kept on hand for use in the
service.
The troops gathered in these
camps for training will not be hous
ed in tents, but more substantial
shelter will be constructed.
1t is estimated that the pay roll
of division, which in this instance
will be the pay roll of each camp
will amount to 100000 month;
slsO,ooo will be expended by each
for food, and forage will cost an
other $4,000 month.
For division a tract of from zoe
to 1000 acres of reasonably leve'
land will be required.
Comprising division, there are
troops of all arms, division being
an army, complete in itself. The
usual composition of Il division is
three brigades of infantry, brig
ade of artillery, regiment of cal
vary, and auxiliary troops, consist
ing OF the signal corps section and
hospital service.
According to Major C. E. XII.
bourne, chief of staff on General
Woods staff, it will probably be
three months before the twelve
camps are ready for the receipt OF
troops. AS soon as suitable sites
have been selected the work of'fit-
ting up the camps will be started.
and ii appears that these camps will
be in readiness for use when the
first batch of 5OO,O drafted men
is called to the colors. News and
Courier.