• Source: Camp Lincoln (Massachusetts)

      • 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., 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, 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
      34th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
      36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
      49th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
      51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
      57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry


      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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