Fort Jackson
Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Fort Jackson is a sprawling military base east of Columbia, South Carolina. With the impending entry of America into World War I, city fathers recognized the country's need for military training camps and made a successful proposal to the US Army for construction of a camp near Columbia. Named after Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh US president, Camp Jackson soon became the home of the famous 81st "Wildcat" Division and, later, the 5th Infantry Division. Over time, the camp's prospects waned, but the advent of another world war brought renewed interest in the camp and its eventual designation as Fort Jackson in 1940. Fort Jackson has been instrumental in the mobilization and training of troops for service in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Global War on Terror. Today, Fort Jackson is the Army's premier basic training installation, responsible for over 50 percent of Army trainees each year.
Series: Images of Aamerica
Subjects:
Fortification -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History -- Pictorial works.
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- Pictorial works.
Manners and customs.
Historic buildings.
Fortification.
Fort Jackson (S.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Fort Jackson (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
South Carolina -- Columbia.
South Carolina -- Fort Jackson.
Fortification -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History -- Pictorial works.
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- Pictorial works.
Manners and customs.
Historic buildings.
Fortification.
Fort Jackson (S.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Fort Jackson (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
South Carolina -- Columbia.
South Carolina -- Fort Jackson.
ISBN:
9781467104203
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LA HISTORY Gal | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Local Author Nonfiction | In |
LH HISTORY Military Gal | Main (Downtown) | Local History Nonfiction | Available for in-library use |
HISTORY Military Gal | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.