Panoramic Picture of Camp Sherman 1917 in Chillicothe, Ohio For Sale

This is a set of 6 individual photographs that make up a 60\" panoramic view of Camp Sherman in 1917.

When the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, the nation was not fully prepared for the war effort. As a result, the government scrambled to create a system for training troops.Camp Sherman, located near Chillicothe, Ohio, was one of the new training camps. Ultimately, Camp Sherman became the third largest camp in the nation during the war. The camp was named after famous Ohioan and Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. Construction began in July 1917, and the first recruits arrived in September. Before World War I ended, more than forty thousand soldiers had received training at Camp Sherman.

This is an amazing set for a collector of military items, WW1, history of Ohio or the US.