Shenandoah County (Va) Boys Leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries
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Title
Shenandoah County (Va) Boys Leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries
Subject
World War (1914-1918)
Shenandoah County (Va)
Description
On July 26th, 1918 local photographer Hugh Morrison took this photograph of local men preparing to basic training at Camp Humphries, now Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County Virginia.
It was taken on the steps of the Woodstock Depot. It was from here that most Shenandoah County men departed for service in the conflict after being sworn in at the historic courthouse two blocks away. After a national draft was instituted in 1917, these departures became commonplace. Several hundred men and women from the area would go off to war. Most would become part of the US Army and would receive basic training at Camp Humphries or Camp Lee. Scores would go overseas. Several would never return.
The names of the men in this photograph are unknown. If you can identify them, please let us know.
It was taken on the steps of the Woodstock Depot. It was from here that most Shenandoah County men departed for service in the conflict after being sworn in at the historic courthouse two blocks away. After a national draft was instituted in 1917, these departures became commonplace. Several hundred men and women from the area would go off to war. Most would become part of the US Army and would receive basic training at Camp Humphries or Camp Lee. Scores would go overseas. Several would never return.
The names of the men in this photograph are unknown. If you can identify them, please let us know.
Creator
Hugh Morrison
Source
Shenandoah County Photograph Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
July 26, 1918
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Identifier
19-0724-014
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photographic Print
Citation
Hugh Morrison, “Shenandoah County (Va) Boys Leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/11393.
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