Camp Hancock near

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was a military

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that was opened during

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. It was named after

Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

. It included an airfield and it served as a base for a reserves unit.New Georgia encyclopedia
/ref> It was also a divisional camp for the United States Army National Guard and a special camp for training of Army machinegun troops.''Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War'', Zone of the Interior: Territorial Departments Tactical Divisions Organized in 1918 Posts, Camps, and Stations, Volume 3, Part 2,

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, United States Army, Washington, DC, 1988, reprint, (first printed 1949-CMH Pub 23-4), pages 677-678.

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was a chief of staff there.

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