Camp Hancock (2)
Camp Hancock (2) (1917-1919) - A U.S. Army World War I National Guard Mobilization and Training Camp first established in 1917 near Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. Named Camp Hancock in G.O. 95, 18 Jul 1917, after Major General Winfield Scott Hancock (Cullum 1223), U.S. Civil War and Mexican War General. Abandoned in 1919.
World War I
One of sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Mobilization and Training Camps established in 1917 to train and integrate National Guard units for service in a U.S. Army division. Camp Hancock was established 18 July 1917 under the supervision of construction quartermaster Major Gratz B. Strickler on a site of about 1,777 acres on a reservation of 13,811. The camp was to have a capacity of about 27,152 officers and enlisted men that would become the 28th U.S. Infantry Division. The camp was completed in November 1917 at a first fiscal year cost of $ 3,218,142.25.
The first commander of the camp was Major General Charles M. Clement who formed the 28th U.S. Infantry Division from Pennsylvania National Guard units. The 28th entered Federal service 5 Aug 1917 and began departing for France on 1918-04-21. The 28th distinguished itself in combat, fighting sometimes hand to hand. The 28th suffered heavy casualties, including 2,531 killed, 13,746 wounded and 726 captured. The 28th returned to the U.S. and was demobilized in 17 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
At the end of the war the camp became a demobilization center until it was abandoned 27 Mar 1919 and turned over to a caretaker detachment.
Current Status
No remains near Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 357830
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Location: Camp, Richmond County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 33.469859 Long: -82.0526175 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 224
- Rinaldi, Richard A., The US Army in World War I - Orders of Battle, Tiger Lily Publications LLC, 2004, 244 pages
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