Fort McClellan (1)

Fort McClellan (1) (1917-1999, 1999-Present) - First established as a U.S. Army World War I National Guard Mobilization and Training Camp in 1917 near Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. Named Camp McClellan in G.O. 95, 18 Jul 1917, after Major General George B. McClellan General in Chief U.S. Army (1861-1862). Became a permanent post and renamed Fort McClellan 1 Jul 1929. Closed in 1999 per the 1995 BRAC.

World War I (1817-1918)

Camp McClellan was 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 McClellan was established on 18 July 1917 under the supervision of construction quartermaster Major L. C. Dulin on a site of about 18,952 acres. The camp was to have a capacity of about 27,152 officers and enlisted (one Pershing division) men that would become the 29th U.S. Infantry Division. The camp was completed in November 1917 at a cost of $ 4,270,516.10.

The first commander of the camp was Charles G. Morton (Cullum 2988), who formed the 29th U.S. Infantry Division and began training the troops. The 29th organized on 25 Aug 1917 and departed for France on June 1918. The division suffered 6,226 casualties including 940 killed. The 29th returned to the U.S. and was demobilized in June 1919.

At the end of the war the camp became a demobilization center until it was abandoned in 1919.

Current Status

Now home to the 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512209

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Location: Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. Maps & Images Lat: 33.7107576 Long: -85.7373270 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1444'

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 8-9

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort McClellan
• Wikipedia - Fort McClellan
• Alabama National Guard - 167 Sustainment Command

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