Camp Lincoln (Massachusetts)
Camp Lincolnwas anAmerican Civil Warcamp that existed in 1861 inWorcester, Massachusetts.[1]It was located on the Agricultural Fairgrounds, around theElm Parkneighborhood. It was named afterLevi Lincoln Jr.,the 13thGovernor of Massachusettsand firstMayor of Worcester.On June 3, 1862, the camp was renamedCamp Wool,in honor ofJohn E. Wool,the oldest general in theregular army.Units trained here included the 21st, 25th, 34th, 36th, 49th, 51st, and 57thregiments of Massachusetts infantry.[2]Camp Scott,named for Major GeneralWinfield Scott,also existed in Worcester for about 6 weeks in June–August 1861 as a training camp for the15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.[3]
Units Trained
[edit]- 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 34th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 49th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- 57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Today
[edit]The site today is a dense neighborhood, partly occupied byBecker College,established in 1887. A plaque commemorating the Camp stands at Elm Park, which sits just across from where the fairgrounds were located.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Western Massachusetts - Camp Lincoln".American Forts Network.RetrievedJuly 16,2020.
- ^abBrowne, Patrick."Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part One".Historical Digression.RetrievedMarch 19,2019.
- ^Roberts, Robert B. (1988).Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States.New York: Macmillan. pp. 409–410.ISBN0-02-926880-X.
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