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Recruits, Artillerists, and Doughboys (1878 - 1922)

<p>Map of Davids Island in 1894, shortly before the post was named Fort Slocum, prepared under the direction of the post&#39;s quartermaster, Capt. John W. Summerhayes.</p>

19-1894-Oct-Military Reservation
<p>Quartermaster Corps&#39; map of Fort Slocum, Davids Island, in 1917, showing the more than temporary buildings that had been erected to accommodate extra recruits.</p>

30a - Fort Slocum_1917
<p>Members of an artillery company assigned to Fort Slocum, circa 1898 (collection of the New York Historical Society, Stonebridge Photo Collection, PR 066 358)</p>

Artillery corpsmen Slocum
<p>Postcard view of the Guardhouse (Building 56) and one of the barracks (Building 55), circa 1910.</p>

barracks N octagon guard house ca WWI
<p>Recruits departing Fort Slocum from the Passenger Dock during the First World War (Library of Congress, Prints &amp; Photos Div, GG Bain digital collection).</p>

boarding Gen D S Stanley pass dock ggbain LC
<p>Rifle practice at the target range on the eastern side of Fort Slocum, 1898 (collection of the New York Historical Society, Stonebridge Photo Collection, PR 066 293).</p>

Co B 22 NY Vols firing 1898 Davids Island
<p>Dress parade at Fort Slocum, looking northeast on the Parade Ground, 1904.</p>

dress parade 16 nov 1904 300 dpi stitch
<p>During the First World War, more than 50 temporary buildings were erected at Fort Slocum to accommodate the thousands of extra recruits.</p>

Our Quarters pc WWI temporary barracks
<p>View of the central and western parts of the Barracks Area circa 1892 showing the mix of wood-frame and brick buildings of the period.</p>

RG 92 Box 5 92-F-19-9 c 1889 wooden barracks infor
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