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The unexpected engagement on the Calebee thwarted Gen. Floyd's designs against Hoith- lewallee. He thereupon retreated to Fort Hull, in which he left a small garrison. He then returned to Fort Mitchell. After the withdrawal of Gen. Floyd the Creeks took possession of the battlefield. The retreat and abandonment of the campaign gave the Indians the impression that they had won the victory.
REFERENCES .- Russell, History of the Late War (1815), p. 242; Brackenridge, History of the Late War (1844), p. 193; White, Historical Collections of Georgia (1855), pp. 290-292; Pick- ett, History of Alabama (Owen's ed., 1900), pp. 584-586; Woodward, Reminiscences of the Creek Indians (1859), pp. 101, 102; The Atlanta Con- stitution, April 30, 1905.
CALERA. Post office, incorporated town, and junction of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Southern Railway, in the southern part of Shelby County, about 40 miles south of Birmingham. Population: 1880-800; 1900-770; 1910-754. Alti- tude: 502 feet. The Citizens Bank (State) is located there, and the Shelby County Review, a weekly newspaper, established in 1912, is published in the town. Its industries are a barrel and stave mill, lime kilns, brick kilns, and ginneries. One of the finest artesian wells in the State is within its limits. The first settler was John R. Gamble, one of Jack- son's soldiers, who located there soon after Weatherford's surrender. About 1848, the Seale, Neely, Lyde, and Wright familles came from Old Cheraw, S. C., and settled at Calera. Dr. J. R. Morgan was the first physician; Rev. William Seale, Methodist, the first preacher. In 1853-4, the Alabama & Tennes- see River Railroad was built through Calera,
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and the first post office established as Lime Station. Shortly after, lime works were es- tablished. These works were acquired in 1883 by J. R. Adams of Montgomery, later of Birmingham, and the name changed to Shelby Lime Co.
REFERENCES .- Armes, Story of coal and iron in Alabama (1910), p. 573; Berney, Hand- book (1892), p. 491; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 160; Polk's Alabama gazetteer, 1888-9, p. 246.
CALHOUN-CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL. A former private school for girls, established at Red Bank, New Jersey, 1895; removed to Montgomery 1902; now closed.
REFERENCES .- Catalogue, 1904-1905; "Unso- licited testimonials," reprinted from Montgom- ery Journal, June 22, 1903.
CALHOUN COLORED SCHOOL. A pri- vate school for the education of negro boys and girls, located at Calhoun, Lowndes County. It is a community school of ele- mentary grade with some secondary pupils; and undertakes to adopt simple, industrial and agricultural training to the needs of the people. It is owned and controlled by a board of trustees of influential men. It has an invested, permanent improvement, and current funds. It maintains a boarding de- partment. It receives support from the Gen- eral Education Board, the John F. Slater Fund, the Westchester Association, the Froth- ingham Fund, and the New Haven Calhoun Fund. The school owns 109 acres of land, of an estimated value of $5,650. There are 18 buildings including 6 teachers' cottages, 4 industrial buildings, 3 class room buildings, 2 dormitories, executive building, commissary, and doctor's office, estimated at $41,950.
After preliminary preparation in securing lands and quarters, in October, 1892, the school was opened with 6 teachers and 300 pupils. The founders were Charlotte R. Thorn and Mabel W. Dillingham, two enthusiastic and zealous young white women who had previously taught at Hampton, Va. They were co-principals from 1892 to 1894 when Miss Dillingham died. She was succeeded by her father, Rev. Pitt Dillingham, who acted as co-principal until 1909. Since that date Miss Thorn has been sole principal. The presidents of the board of trustees have been Hon. John Bigelow, from its organization to 1904; and H. B. Frizzell, 1904 to his death in 1917.
The report of the school to the state su- perintendent of education, September 30, 1917, shows building and site valued at $51,- 943; equipment, $43,364; library of 3,853 volumes, valued at $2,500; 25 teachers; 405 students; and a total support of $73,236.
REFERENCES .- Annual Reports, 1892-1917, 25 vols .; U. S. Bureau of Education, Negro educa- tion (Bulletin 39, 1917), vol. 2, p. 58.
CALHOUN COUNTY. Created by the leg- islature December 18, 1832, from the land ceded by the Treaty of Cusseta, executed March 24, 1832. It lost part of its original
territory by the formation of Cleburne, De- cember 6, 1866, and Etowah County Decem- ber 7, 1866. Its area is 630 square miles or 403,200 acres.
It was established as Benton County, in honor of Col. Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri. Among other things in his public career commending him to Alabama was his service in the War of 1813-14. As a field officer he served in Alabama, being for a time in command of Fort Montgomery, Bald- win County. His later political course, how- ever, rendered him unpopular in the State, and January 29, 1858, the name of the county was changed to Calhoun, in honor of the great States Rights leader of South Carolina.
The same legislature, January 12, 1833, named Samuel J. Bradford, Moses Benson, Christopher A. Green, John Mattox and Matther H. Haustin (sic) commissioners, who were empowered to locate the county seat, at or near the center of the county if practicable, or, if not, at the most eligible point, not exceeding six miles from the center. The place selected was given the name Jack- sonville, in grateful appreciation of the serv- ices of Gen. Andrew Jackson to the State, lands were purchased, and a court house and jail erected.
The legislature, January 9, 1833, elected Christopher Green judge of the county court over Willis Franklin. The county was fur- ther organized by an election, beld the first Monday in March, 1833, at which James Brown was chosen sheriff, James Crow clerk of the circuit court, and Wm. J. Arnold clerk of the county court.
The growth of Anniston, the location of railroads, and the previous reduction of the county boundaries by the creation of Cleburne and Etowah Counties, changed conditions and brought about an agitation for the re- location of the county seat. In response to the demand the legislature, February 16, 1895, authorized an election to be held to determine whether It should remain at Jack- sonville, or be removed to Anniston. The advocates of removal lost, but they again ap- pealed to the legislature. Another election was ordered by an act of November 30, 1898, later amended February 1, 1899, in which Jacksonville lost. The commissioners ex- officio under this act were the clerk of the City Court of Anniston, the mayor of Jack- sonville, and the chancellor of the Northeast- ern Chancery Division. The people of Annis- ton complied with the terms of the act, a suitable site was secured, and the officers and records were removed.
Location and Physical Description .- It lies in the northeastern section of the state. On the north lies Cherokee and Etowah, on the east Cleburne, on the south Talladega and on the west Etowah, St. Clair and Talladega. The Coosa River in a southwesterly course is its dividing line with St. Clair County. Prac- tically the whole county area is within the Coosa Valley region, with the exception of a narrow strip along its western boundary, which latter is an extension of the Appala- chian Mountain system. The topography is
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generally rolling to hilly or mountainous, with elevations ranging from about 600 feet in the valleys proper, to over 2,000 feet upon the peaks of Choccolocco and Cold Water mountains. These mountains form the wa- tershed, and largely determine the direction of the streams. The Choccolocco, Nancy, Ter- rapin, Ohatchie, Tallahatchie, Cane, Cold Wa- ter and Eastoboga creeks largely comprise the drainage of the county, which finds an outlet through the Coosa and Alabama rivers to the Gulf. The soils are derived largely from the underlying geological formations, and are derived directly or indirectly from limestone, sandstone and shale. There are 18 distinct types shown in the survey. These include stony loam, shale loam, clay loam, and fine sandy loam. The varied geological features of the county make possible its great
resources. It has deposits of the Knox dolomite, manganese ore, china clays, galena, barite, quarries of limestone and Weisner sandstone, beds of slate, and chert for road making. The Piedmont Springs, of chaly- beate water, are located in the county. A small area is embraced in the Warrior coal fields. Its forest growth consists principally of longleaf and shortleaf pine, post oak, red oak, blackjack, beech, poplar, sweet gum, wal- nut, hickory, elm and ash. The climate of the county is equable. Its mean annual tem- perature ranges from 44º F. in winter to 77º F. in summer. The average dates of the first and last killing frosts are October 20 and April 2. The mean annual precipitation is slightly less than 50 inches, and is evenly distributed throughout the growing season. The climate, the soils and its varied topog- raphy afford a wide range for diversified agri- culture, and it is well adapted to stock rais- ing. Details of the character and extent of productions are noted iu the statistics be- low.
Aboriginal History .- The county lies within the domain of the Creek Indians. It was traversed by De Soto in 1540 on his way to Cosa. Three miles southwest of Jacksonville on Tallaseehatchee Creek was the town of Tallasseehatchee, where General Coffee de- feated the Creeks, November 3, 1813. About 12 miles south of Jacksonville on the north side of Big Shoal Creek, in the vicinity of Wolfskull Creek on the south was Chinaby's Fort, and some three miles below it, on the same side of the creek was an Indian village, whose name has not been preserved. Scat- tered along the Coosa River are many evi- dences of very ahoriginal occupancy. Near Choccolocco Creek, three miles southwest of Oxford on the Carver place is a large isolated mound. The site has not been identified. In the southwestern corner of the county, on Coosa River at the influx of Cane Creek is a large village site, where chipped implements and pottery are quite numerous. This is the location of Tali of De Soto's time. Several sites are noted above this point, but none are associated with any places of historic times.
Confederate Commands from County .- The commands listed below were made up in whole or in part from this county.
Infantry.
Co. A, "Calhoun Guards," 2d Regt.
Co. B, "Calhoun Grays," 7th Regt.
Co. D, "Alexandria Rifles," 10th Regt.
Co. G, "Pope Walker Guards," 10th Regt.
Co. H, "Choccolocco Rifles," 10th Regt. Co. E, "Calhoun Boys," 22d Regt.
Co. I, "Mountain Guards," 25th Regt.
Co. A, "Calhoun Beauregards," 26th-50th Regt.
Co. B, "Sallie Walker Boys," 30th Regt.
Co. E, 30th Regt.
Co. D, 31st Regt.
Co. I, "Newman Pounds Guards," 48th Regt. Co. K, "Moore Rifles," 48th Regt.
Co. C, "Oxford Rifles," 55th Regt.
Co. F, 58th Regt.
Co. I, "St. Clair Sharpshooters," 58th Regt. ( in part from Calhoun).
Co. E, 62d Regt. (in part from Calhoun).
Co. B, 62d Regt. (in part from Calhoun).
Cavalry.
Co. A, 2d Regt. Co. G, 3d Regt. Co. F, 12th Regt.
Co. D, 51st Regt. (Mounted Infantry.)
Miscellaneous.
Co. A. (Later Co. E), 1st Battn., Confederate Infantry. (Some members had seen serv- ice in 2d Inf. Regt.)
Co. B, "Calhoun Sharpshooters," 5th Inf. Battn.
Co. C, "White Plains Rangers," 5th Inf. Battn.
Farm, Livestock and Crop Statistics, 1917. -The statistics below are given for illustra- tive purposes, and, in tabular form, without any attempt at comparison or analysis. They were gathered under the direction of the Bureau of Crop Estimates, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Number of all farms, 2,090. Acres cultivated, 125,400. Acres in pasture, 54,340.
Farm Animals:
Horses and mules, 6,030.
Milk cows, 3,510.
Other cattle, 4.910. Brood sows, 1,480.
Other hogs, 6,820.
Sheep, 630.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity) : Corn, 57,530 acres; 908,040 bushels. Cotton, 33,280 acres; 11,940 bales. Peanuts, 760 acres; 11,110 bushels. Velvet beans, 1,805 acres; 13,540 tons. Hay, 9,020 acres; 9,830 tons.
Syrup cane, 2,350 acres; 174,720 gallons.
Cowpeas, 6,200 acres; 28,200 bushels. Sweet potatoes, 1,360 acres; 73,320
bushels.
Irish potatoes, 340 acres; 15,230 bushels. Oats, 3,380 acres; 12,410 bushels. Wheat, 3,270 acres; 19,720 bushels.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1917, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. Alexandria Bluemountain
Anniston (ch) Choccolocco
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SURRENDER OF WEATHERFORD TO GENERAL JACKSON, 1814, AT FORT JACKSON
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De Armanville
Ohatchee
Duke
Oxford
Ironcity
Piedmont
Jacksonville
Reads
McFall
Weaver
Merrellton
Wellington
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White
Negro
Total
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
17,169
4,370
21,539
1870
10,088
3,892
13,980
1880
14,134
5,457
19,591
1890
23,947
3,879
33,832
1900
24,247
10,626
34,874
1910
28,357
10,757
39,115
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1861 .- D. T. Ryan, J. M. Crook, G. C. Whatley.
1865 .- John Foster, Isaac P. Moragne, Joseph C. McAuley.
1867 .- James H. Autry.
1875 .- W. M. Hames.
1901 .- L. W. Grant, L. F. Greer, J. T.
Martin, W. W. Whiteside, John B. Knox.
Senators .-
1834-5 .- William Arnold.
1838-9 .- William B. McClellan.
1839-40 .- John R. Clarke.
1842-3 .- Thomas A. Walker.
1845-6 .- John R. Clarke.
1847-8 .- William B. Martin.
1851-2 .- Abram J. Walker.
1853-4 .- William B. Martin.
1855-6 .- Miles W. Abernethy.
1859-60 .- Thomas A. Walker.
1861-2 .- Thomas A. Walker (1863.)
1865-6 .- William H. Forney.
1868 .- H. C. Sanford. 1871-2 .- H. C. Sanford.
1872-3 .- Thomas B. Cooper.
1873 .- T. B. Cooper.
1874-5 .- T. B. Cooper.
1875-6 .- T. B. Cooper.
1876-7 .- W. P. Howell.
1878-9 .- W. P. Howell.
1880-1 .- L. W. Grant.
1888-9 .- L. W. Grant.
1884-5 .- Wm. J. Alexander.
1886-7 .- W. J. Alexander.
1838-9 .- L. W. Grant.
1890-1 .- L. W. Grant.
1892-3 .- W. H. Porter.
1894-5 .- W. A. Porter. 1896-7 .- John W. Abercrombie.
1898-9 .- J. W. Abercrombie.
1899 (Spec.) .- J. W. Abercrombie.
1900-01 .- Frederick L. Blackmon.
1903 .- Frederick Blackmon. 1907 .- Frederick L. Blackmon.
1907 (Spec.) .- Frederick L. Blackmon.
1909 (Spec.) .- Frederick L. Blackmon.
1911 .- Thomas E. Kilby.
1915 .- Charles D. Kline.
1919 .- W. P. Acker.
Representatives .-
1834-5 .- Charles Lewis.
1835-6 .- John Turner.
1836-7 .- Johu Turner.
1837 (called) .- John Turner.
1837-8 .- William B. Martin.
1838-9 .- William B. Martin.
1839-40 .- Thomas A. Walker; John Coch- ran; John T. A. Hughes.
1840-1 .- Thomas A. Walker; Stephen Kel- ley; John T. A. Hughes. . 1841 ( called) .- Thomas A. Walker; Stephen Kelley; John T. A. Hughes.
1841-2 .- Thomas A. Walker; John Coch- ran; Mathew Allen.
1842-3 .- William B. Martin; John Coch- ran; Miles W. Abernethy.
1843-4 .- William B. Martin; Henry T. Reid; Mathew Allen.
1844-5 .- William Young; Lewis D. Jones; Spartan Allen.
1845-6 .- Abram J. Walker; Elijah Carr; Mathew Allen.
1847-8 .- R. H. Wilson; W. R. Hanna; Giles L. Driver.
1849-50 .- J. N. Young; Asa Skelton; G. C. Whatley.
1851-2 .- William P. Davis; William C. Price; Mathew Allen.
1853-4 .- William P. Davis; Asa Skelton; J. N. Willis.
1855-6 .- William P. Davis; Isaac P. Mo- ragne; G. C. Ellis.
1857-8 .- John H. Caldwell; J. J. Baugh; John H. Wright.
1859-60 .- William H. Forney; William F. Bush; John H. Wright.
1861 (1st called) .- William H. Forney; William F. Bush; John H. Wright.
1861 (2d called) .- William B. Martin; S. M. Caruth; S. D. McClelen.
1861-2 .- William B. Martin; S. M. Caruth; S. D. McClelen.
1862 (called) .- William B. Martin; S. M. Caruth; S. D. McClelen.
1862-3 .- William B. Martin; S. M. Caruth;
S. D. McClelen.
1863 (called) .- W. M. Hames; E. T. Reid; D. T. Ryan.
1863-4 .- W. M. Hames; E. T. Reid; D. T. Ryan.
1864 (called) .- W. M. Hames; E. T. Reid; D. T. Ryan. .
1864-5 .- W. M. Hames; E. T. Reid; D. T. Ryan.
1865-6 .- William J. Borden; Henry Mc- Bee; G. C. Ellis. 1866-7 .- William J. Borden; Henry McBee; G. C. Ellis.
1868 .- Thomas D. Fister.
1869-70 .- Thomas D. Fister.
1870-1 .- James Crook.
1871-2 .- James Crook.
1872-3 .- J. M. Renfroe.
1873 .- J. M. Renfroe.
1874-5 .- L. W. Grant.
1875-6 .- L. W. Grant.
1876-7 .- E. H. Allen.
1878-9 .- J. M. Sheid.
1880-1 .- J. D. Hammond.
1882-3 .- J. D. Hammond
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1884-5 .- W. W. Whiteside.
1886-7 .- John M. Caldwell.
1888-9 .- G. C. Williams.
1890-1 .- W. P. Cooper.
1892-3 .- G. C. Williams; L. J. Morris.
1894-5 .- R. B. Kelly; W. C. Scarbrough.
1896-7 .- T. W. Coleman; P. H. Brothers.
1898-9 .- W. F. McCain: M. W. Maddox.
1899 (Spec.). - W. F. McCain; M. W. Maddox.
1900-01 .- H. C. Gunnels; J. J. Arnold.
1903 .- Joseph Johnson Arnold; Dr. Genu- bath Coke Williams.
1907 .- Joseph J. Arnold; Wm. H. Cooper. 1907 (Spec.) .- Joseph J. Arnold; Wm. H. Cooper.
1909 (Spec.) .- Joseph J. Arnold; Wm. H. Cooper.
1911 .- J. J. Arnold; C. D. Martin.
1915 .- D. C. Blackwell; Dr. G. C. Williams. 1919 .- G. C. Williams; J. C Wilson
See Anniston; Anniston College for Young Ladies; Alexandria; Alexandria Valley; Blue Mountain; Brock Mountain; Chambers of Commerce; Chirnaby's Fort; Choccolocco Creek; Choccolocco Valley; Cleburn County; Cold Water Mountain; Confederate Monu- ments; Coosa River; Coosa Valley; Cotton Manufacturing Counties; Country Clubs; Creek Indians; Cumberland Presbyterian Seminary; Etowah County; Jacksonville; Jacksonville or Choccolocco Mountains; Jack- sonville State Normal School; Noble Institute; Oxford; Piedmont; Soils and Soil Surveys; Tali.
REFERENCES .- Acts, 1831-32, pp. 9, 49; 1894-95, p. 692; Local Acts, 1898-99, pp. 8, 494; State ex rel. Crow v. Emmett F. Crook, Probate Judge, 123 Ala. p. 657; Brewer, Alabama, p. 151; Ber- ney, Handbook (1892), p. 273; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 98; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 111; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind., Bulletin 27), p. 82; U. S. Soil Survey (1910), with map; Alabama land book (1916), p. 47; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903- 1915, 5 vols .; Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910); Geol. Survey of Ala., Agri- cultural features of the State (1883) ; The Val- ley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and 2 (1896, 1897), and Underground Water resources of Alabama (1907).
CAMDEN. Incorporated town and county aeat of Wilcox County, situated near the Ala- bama River, in the central part of the county, about 30 miles northwest of Pine Apple, and about 40 miles southwest of Selma. Popula- tion : 1870-1,000; 1880-1,400; 1890- 545; 1900-478; 1910-648.
It was incorporated by act of December 30, 1841. Its banking institutions are the Bank of Camden, (State), and the Camden National Bank. The Wilcox Progressive Era, a Democratic weekly newspaper, estab- lished in 1887, is published there. Its in- dustries are cotton ginneries, cotton ware- houses, cottonseed oil mill, gristmill, saw- mill, planing mill, general stores, &c. It is the location of the Wilcox County High School. The Methodist Episcopal, South, Bap- tist, First Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian,
Episcopal, and Catholic churches have organi- zations and buildings.
The town was settled in the early thirties
by Thomas Dunn and Hall. Later arrivals were William Stearn, O. B. and Henry Savage, and Daniel Block, the first merchants. Dr. Fant was the first physician; Rev. B. Dulaney, the first preacher. The Methodists erected the first church near the present cemetery. The first postmaster on record was B. B. Ruffin, appointed in 1833.
The settlement was first called Barbours- ville. In 1832, the county seat was moved from Canton to Barboursville, and in 1841, the name was changed to Camden, after Camden, S. C., whence many of the settlers had come. The original courthouse was used until 1858, when the present brick structure was erected. In 1853, a handsome brick building for the use of the Wilcox Female Institute was built. It is now used as a county high school. In the same year, a brick hotel was erected.
REFERENCES .- Brewer, Alabama (1872), p. 578; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 223; Polk's Alabama gazetteer, 1888-9, p. 248.
CAMPBELLITES. See Churches of Christ; Disciples of Christ.
CAMP HILL. Post office and station in the southeastern part of Tallapoosa County, secs. 16, 17, 20, and 21, T. 21, R. 24, on the Central of Georgia Railway, 8 miles south- east of Dadeville, 20 miles northwest of Opelika, 30 miles north of Tuskegee, and 15 miles southwest of Lafayette. Altitude: 734 feet. Population: 1888-300; 1890-366; 1900-686; 1910-896. It is incorporated under the municipal code of 1907, the cor- porate limits including all territory "from the railroad bridge in the town, one mile in every direction." The municipal buildings are the jail, public school buildings, and electric light plant. It has municipal water- works, fire department, consisting of chief and 14 volunteer firemen, and a sewerage system installed in 1914 at a cost of $8,000. Tax rate: 1/2 of 1 per cent. Bonded indebted- ness: $27,000, 30-year, 5 per cent bonds ma- turing in 1944. It has the Bank of Camp Hill (State) ; and the Tallapoosa News, a Demo- cratic weekly newspaper, established in 1900, and the Industrial Student, an educa- tional monthly, established in 1900. Its Industries are a sawmill, fertilizer plant, brick kiln, 3 cotton warehouses, 3 cotton gin- neries, ice factory, gristmill, 2 automobile garages and machine shops, 2 general repair shops, harness shop, 2 shoe shops, and a lum- ber yard. Its educational institutions are the city high school, and the grammar school in a modern brick building costing $15,000, and negro public schools. Its churches are the Missionary Baptist, Primitive Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, South, colored Methodist Episcopal, South, and colored Baptist.
The town is situated on the old traii to Wetumpka. As the country filled with set- tlers, they used this trall as a road over which to haul their produce to Wetumpka.
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They usually camped at the large spring, now in the eastern limits of the town, and hence the name, Camp Hill. The first settlers, near this spring and on this road, were the Love- lace, Herren and Smith families, who came while the Indians still owned and occupied the land. They were soon followed by Meadows, Whitten and Polk, the first merchants; Dr. Vaughan, first physician; Mathew Lile, first teacher, Rev. Brittain Conine, first Methodist preacher.
Camp Hill is surrounded by a good farming region, especially for corn and wheat. But it is best known as the location of the Camp Hill Industrial Institute for the mountain boys and girls, founded in 1898 by Lyman Ward.
REFERENCES .- Brewer, Alabama (1872), p. 549; Polk's Alabama gazetteer, 1888-9, p. 249; Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1915.
CAMP MCCLELLAN. United States Army Camp, located 5 miles north of Anniston. Upon the agreement of the citizens of Annis- ton to furnish land, water mains, electric lights, etc., the government of the United States agreed to locate a military camp at that point, where soldiers were to be trained for participation in the World War.
The 29th Division consisting of the head- quarters troop; the military police; two brigades of infantry; three regiments of artil- lery; sanitary trains; French motor battery; field signal battalion; engineer regiment; en- gineer trains; ammunition and supply trains was trained at Camp McClellan before em- barking in May for France.
A remount station, No. 309, was main- tained, and a base hospital was constructed with a capacity of 1,256 beds. The Southern and Louisville and Nashville railways had sidings which led into the camp.
The Red Cross, Knights of Columbus, Sal- vation Army, War Camp Community service and Hostess Houses gave places for amuse- ment and entertainment.
The American Library Association main- tained a library known as Camp Mcclellan Library.
REFERENCES .- Manuscripts in the files of Ala- bama Department of Archives and History.
CAMP MCCLELLAN LIBRARY. Branch of the American Library Association main- tained at Camp Mcclellan, Anniston, for the purpose of supplying officers and enlisted men with books and magazines.
The camp library was opened by Mr. Carl H. Milam, on October 30, 1917, in a mess shack. At that time there were 2,000 books in the collection furnished by the people of Minneapolis and Chicago. Shortly afterward branches were opened in the "Y's" and "K. C." building.
Mr. Milam, after selecting the site, which was one of the best in the city, let the con- tract for the building which on February 9, 1918, was opened to soldiers. Its dimensions were 40 by 93 feet, and was furnished with regulation library tables and comfortable
chairs. The men were allowed to smoke and were made to feel at home.
The collection of books grew shortly from 2,000 to 40,000 volumes. The greater num- ber were furnished by the people of Birming- ham and of Wisconsin and Illinois. The American Library Association purchased about 7,000 books for the library. Small col- lections were placed about camp in such a manner that they were accessible to the men at all times. All "Y" huts, the "K. C." building and "J. W. B." hut were provided, and books were placed in each ward in the Base Hospital.
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