Camp Lincoln (Massachusetts)
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Camp Lincoln was an American Civil War camp that existed in 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was located on the Agricultural Fairgrounds, around the Elm Park neighborhood. It was named after
Levi Lincoln Jr. Levi Lincoln Jr. (October 25, 1782 – May 29, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Linc ...
, the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and first Mayor of Worcester. On June 3, 1862, the camp was renamed Camp Wool, in honor of
John E. Wool John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 – November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. By the time of the Mexican-American War ...
, the oldest general in the regular army. Units trained here included the 21st, 25th, 34th, 36th, 49th, 51st, and 57th regiments of Massachusetts infantry. Camp Scott, named for Major General Winfield Scott, also existed in Worcester for about 6 weeks in June–August 1861 as a training camp for the 15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.


Units Trained

* 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry *
25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 25th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Lincoln in Worcester, Massachusetts beginning Se ...
* 34th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry *
36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 36th Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts ...
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49th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 49th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the 18 Massachusetts regiments formed in response to President Abraham Lincoln's August 18 ...
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51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was assigned to Major General John G. Foster's Department of North Carolina, later designated as ...
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57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the four "Veteran Regiments" raised in Massachusetts during the winter of 1863–64. Recrui ...


Today

The site today is a dense neighborhood, partly occupied by Becker College, established in 1887. A plaque commemorating the Camp stands at Elm Park, which sits just across from where the fairgrounds were located.


See also

* List of military installations in Massachusetts


References

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