Camp Lincoln (Massachusetts)

Camp Lincoln was an American Civil War camp that existed in 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] 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 1st Mayor of Worcester. In 1862, the camp was renamed Camp Wool, in honor of John E. Wool, the oldest general in the regular army.[2]

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.[3]

References
  1. "Massachusetts". American Forts Network. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. Browne, Patrick. "Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part One". Historical Digression. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. Browne, Patrick. "Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part One". Historical Digression. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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