World War I

Camp Sherman

Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio

Built in September 1917, Camp Sherman was designed to accommodate 42,000 soldiers training for the American Expeditionary Forces. By the war’s end Camp Sherman had trained roughly 124,500 soldiers.

Postcards

  • After The Hike, Camp Sherman
    “After The Hike – Greetings from Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio” Ca. 1918
  • YMCA Building at Camp Sherman, 1918
    This real photo postcard shows one of the YMCA buildings at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio, about 1918.
  • Bakery at Camp Sherman, 1917
    This real photo postcard shows the bakery building at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio in late 1917.
  • Review of the Troops at Camp Sherman
    “Camp Sherman Boys Reviewed by General Glenn. Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio” Ca. 1918
  • “Base Hospital with Camp in Background – Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio”
  • "Street Scene - Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio"
    “Street Scene – Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio”

Photos

    Further Reading & Resources

    Camp Sherman: “Ohio’s Soldier Factory”

    History of Camp Sherman – U.S. Army Center of Military History

    Map of Camp Sherman

    World War I in Ohio – The Ohio History Connection’s Digital Collections

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