New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
ARMY CAMPS Are
GIVEN THEIR NAMES
Local Nationals" at Camp
Deyens-Guard at Camp Greene

wars, including several Confederate
leaders, have been given by the War
Department to the thirty-two canton
and the National Guard will be mobi-
lized for training.
The War Department, in ANNOUNCE
Ing the designations, revealed that the
subject had received consideration
from a board OF officers headed by
Brig. Gen. Joseph f. Kuhn, Chief of
the War College Division. and that
selections were governed by a careful
ly prepared policy. In each case the
name selected is that of a man from,
the section represented by the troops
concerned, but not unpopular in the
vicinity of the camp. Short names
were chosen for convenience. Names
like Washington and Lincoln were
omitted because of the temporary ma
ture of the camps. and other names
were avoided because they are du-
plicated by prominent men now nv-
ing. The names chosen follow:
For the National Army.
Camp Devens. Aver, Mass.-For
troops from Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont, Massa chusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut; after Brig.-
Gen. Charles Devens, U. S.V., a native
of Massachusetts
Camp Upton, Yaphank, l. .I.-Fcr
troops from the metropolitan portion
of New York city; after Major-Gen.
Emery Upton, U. S. ", native of
New York.
Camp Dix, wrightstown, N. J.-For
troops from New York state and
4 n n nN Ga1y yIHvtr H.
Gen. John Adams Dix. U. S. ".
Governor of New York.
Camp Meade, Annapolis Junction.
Md.-For troops from southern Penn
sylvania; after Major-Gen. George
Gordon Meade, U. S. A., who cor,-
manded the Federal forces at the
battle of Gettysburg.
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.-For
troops from New Jersey. Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and the District
Of Columbia: after Robert E. Lee,
General in Chief. c. S. A.
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c.
For troops from Tennessee, North
Carolina and South Carolina; after
Major-Gen. Andrew jackson, UA S a.
born in North Carolina and chosen
President from Tennessee. o.
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.-For
troops from Georgia, Alabama and
Florida; after Lieut.-Gen. J. B. Cor
don c. S. A. "a Governor of Georgia.
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio
For troops from Ohio and West Vir-
ginia; after Gen. w. T. Sherman, U.
S. A.. q native of Ohio.
Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.-For
troops from Indiana and Kentucky;
after Major-Gen. Zachary Taylor, U.
S. A., appointed from Kentucky.
Camp Custer. Battle Creek, Mich
For troops from Michigan and Wis
consin; after Major Gen. George A.
Custer, U. S. ", who commanded a
Michigan brigade in the Civil war.
Camp Grant. Roxford, Ill.-For
troops from Illinois; after Gen. U. S.
Grant, U. s. A., who served as Colonel
OF the Twenty-hrst Illinois Infantry at
the beginning OF the Civil war.
Camp Pike. Little Rock, Ark.-For
troops from Arkansas, Louisiana
and Mississippi; after Brig. Gen. z
NJ. Pike, U S. A., explorer of the
Southwest.
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia.-For
troops from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebras-
ka, North Dakota and South Dakota;
after Major-Gen. Grenville M. Dodge,
U. S. ", who commanded Iowa Vol
unteers In the Civil war.
Camp Funston, Fort Riley, KAN
For troops fromKansas, Missouri and
Colorado; after Major-Gen Frederick
Funston, U. S. A.. and Colonel of the
Twentieth Kansas. U S. A.
Camp Travis, Fort Sam Houston,
Tex.-For troops from Tex, Arizona,
New Mexico and Okalahoma; after
Lieut-Col w. B. Travers, the de-
fender of the Alamo.
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.
For troops from Washington, Ore
gon, California, Nevada. Utah, Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming. No name
sake announced; presumably the ex-
plorer.
For the National Guard
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.-For
troops from Maine, New Hampshire,
erVmont, Massachusetts,. Rhode Island
and Connecticut: after Gen. Nathaniel
Greene Of the Continental Army, ma
tive of Rhode Island
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburs, N.
C-For troops from New York; after
Brig. Gen. ]. S. WadsWortn, y. .. W.
born in New York.
Camp Hancock. Augusta, Ga.-For
troops from Pennsylvania: after Maj i
or-Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Z. S. |
A., born in Pennsylvania.
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala
For troops from New Jersey Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and the District
of Columbia: after Majcr-Gcn. G. B.
Mcclellan, U. s. A.
Camp Sewer. Greenville, S. C.--For
troops from Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina; after BrlG-
Gen, John Sewer, U. S. A., member of
Congress from North Carolina and first
Governor Of Tennessee.
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.-For
troops from Georgia, Alabama and
Florida: after Lieut-Gen. Joseph