XMAS n JULY~1917 WWI Military CHRISTMAS Postcard~Fort CAMP McCLELLAN~Anniston AL

Description

Offered is a vintage
Christmas postcard
depicting a
WWI / World War 1
doughboy marching with rifle against a snowy landscape,
1917
.
Excerpted from Wikipedia
:
Fort McClellan
,
originally
Camp
McClellan
, was a
United States Army
post located adjacent to the city of
Anniston, Alabama
.
On 17 March 1917, the Federal Government acquired 18,952 acres (76.70 km
2
) of this land for
7,000
(equivalent to ,929,094 in 2019). On April 6, 1917, Congress declared war on Germany and it has been suggested that without it "it’s likely that Fort McClellan as we remember it would never have been born".  The Department of War formally established Camp McClellan on 18 July 1917, named in honor of Major General
George B. McClellan
, General-in-Chief of the Union Army, 1861–1862. Camp McClellan was one of
32 mobilization
camps formed to quickly train men for
World War I
.
The first troops arrived in late August 1917; by October there were more than 27,000 men from units in New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia training at the camp under the
29th Infantry Division
, commanded by Major General Charles G. Morton. Other troops included the 1st Separate Negro Company of Maryland, the 6th Division, the 157th Depot Brigade, the 11th and 12th Training Battalions, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Development Regiments.
(End of excerpt)
Divided back, postmarked December 24, 1917 from Anniston, Alabama, McClellan Branch with a two cent stamp.
The postcard is in good condition with minor edge and corner wear, along with mild age foxing on front of card.
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