Camp Wheeler (3)
Camp Wheeler (3) (1898-1899) - A Spanish American War 4th Army Corps training Camp first established in 1898 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Named Camp Wheeler 15 Aug 1898 after Major General Joseph Wheeler, Confederate General during the U.S. Civil War and second commanding general of the 4th Army Corps. Renamed Camp Albert G. Forse 23 Oct 1898 for Major Albert G. Forse, 1st U.S. Cavalry, who was killed in action at San Juan Hill, 1 Jul 1898. Abandoned in 1899.
History of Camp Wheeler
Established in August 1898.
Abandoned in 16 Jan 1899.
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| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
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| 1898-08 | 1898-10-13 | Maj. Gen. | Coppinger, John J. | N/A | U.S.V. |
| 1898-10-13 | 1898-12-03 | Maj. Gen. | Wheeler, Joseph | 1843 | U.S.V. |
| 1898-12-14 | 1898-12-20 | Brig. Gen. | Arnold, A. K. | 1845 | U.S.V. |
| 1898-12-20 | 1898-12-29 | Maj. Gen. | Lawton, Henry W. | N/A | U.S.V. |
| 1898-12-29 | 1899-01-16 | Brig. Gen. | Frank, Royal T. | 1815 | U.S.V. |
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
Current Status
No remains, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
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Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Map point is the Steele-Fowler House, General Coppinger’s headquarters. Maps & Images Lat: 34.744444 Long: -86.564444 |
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 7
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