Illinois in The Great War

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Illinois in The Great War

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Camp Grant

Camp Grant was a U.S. Army National Army Training Camp established in 1917 during World War I in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Named 15 Jul 1917 for General Ulysses S. Grant.

The first commander of the camp was Major General Thomas H. Barry (Cullum 2679), who organized the 86th Infantry Division on 25 Aug 1917 and began troop training. The 86th arrived in September 1917 and departed for France on starting on 28 Oct 1918. The division was immediately skeletonized leaving token numbers in the 86th units with the majority of troops going to other divisions as replacements. The 86th returned to the U.S. and was demobilized in January 1919.

At the end of the war the post became a demobilization center for returning troops on 3 Dec 1918.

In 1924 the camp was turned over to the Illinois National Guard.

Between World War I and World War II the camp was used by the Illinois National Guard for training and as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.

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Resources

• idaillinois.org - World War I - Documents
• Family Search - Illinois Military Records
• Wikipedia - Camp Grant (Illinois)
• Archives.gov - World War I Draft Registration Cards Microfilm Roll List, M1509: Illinois (284 rolls)
• Fenealogy Trails.com - World War 1 Illinois Casualties Lists of Soldiers MIA, Wounded, KIA, Died of Disease/Accidents
• Illinois-Genealogy.com - Illinois Military Records