South Side of Charleston, W. Va. During the Civil War
Date:
1863
Description:
Copy of painting by A.M. Doddridge, 1863- Army camp just below Chesapeake and Ohio Depot site near mouth of Ferry Branch on the Kanawha river. Fort Scammon Hill in the distance. President Hayes and McKinley were stationed in camp.
United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Troop Exercise, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
Men of United States Army Air Corps 100th Division, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
