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Camp George Meade
Camp George G. Meade near Middletown, Pennsylvania was a camp established and subsequently abandoned by the U.S. Volunteers during the Spanish American War.
==History==
Camp Meade was established August 24, 1898 and soon thereafter was occupied by the Second Army Corps, of about 22,000 men〔(''CAMP MEADE FILLING UP; Thirty Thousand Men Are Expected in Ten Days and More Ground Is Needed.'' ), New York Times, August 20, 1898.〕 under command of Maj. Gen. William M. Graham, which had been moved from Camp Alger in an attempt to outrun the typhoid fever epidemic.〔''Report on the origin and spread of typhoid fever in the U. S. military camps during the Spanish War of 1898,'' Issue 757 of House document Volume 2, Walter Reed, United States. Surgeon-General's Office, Victor Clarence Vaughan, Edward Oram Shakespeare, Publisher Govt. Print. Off., 1904.〕 Camp Meade was visited by President William McKinley on August 27, 1898.〔(''REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT.; Troops at Camp Meade Will March Past Him To-morrow -- A Spaniard Arrested.'' ), New York Times, August 26, 1898.〕
It was inspected November 3 and 4, and found to be spacious and well laid out. The water supply was obtained from artesian wells, and was piped to every organization. It was both good and abundant. The hospitals were commodious, and well equipped and conducted. The bathing facilities for the men were ample. The sanitary and other conditions were of high order, and the camp as a whole was open to but little criticism. The testimony of a number of officers and men was taken, and the troops and camp inspected. In November this camp was discontinued and the troops—not mustered out—distributed to the various camps in the South. The number of deaths to October 11 was 64.〔''Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain,'' Govt. Print. Off., 1899.〕 Camp Meade was abandoned about November 17, 1898.〔(''Camp Meade Now Wholly Deserted'' ) New York Times, November 18, 1898.〕 The 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Second Army Corps was relocated to Camp Fornance, Columbia, South Carolina and a brigade of the 1st Division, Second Corps to Camp Marion, Summerville, South Carolina.
Part of the camp was reopened in April 1899 for the muster out of a number of volunteer units (2nd, 4th, 5th and 9th U.S. Vol. Inf.) up through June 1899. In addition, several of the new volunteer regiments authorized by Congress in 1899 for the Philippine–American War assembled there during July to November 1899. The Mt. Gretna rifle range was used by these regiments.
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