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    Fort Drum
    Fort Drum
    Fort Drum
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    Fort Drum

    By Robert E. Brennan and Jeannie I. Brennan

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    This striking volume presents the military history of Fort Drum and the missions it continues to support in defense of the United States.


    Northern New York State has boasted a prominent military presence since the War of 1812. Beginning in 1816 with the establishment of Fort Drum's predecessor, Madison Barracks, troops have trained there throughout the summer months and the harsh winters. Today, Fort Drum is the largest military facility in the northeastern United States, home to the 10th Mountain Division, a tactical unit deployed on missions around the world. Beginning with the history of Madison Barracks, Fort Drum depicts its birth as Pine Plains, a ten-thousand-acre training area, and its continued evolution into a military asset. By 1908, soldiers from Madison Barracks began summer maneuvers at Pine Plains under the command of Brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Historic images in Fort Drum show these training camps and what are known today as the greatest military maneuvers in peacetime history during 1935. Today, Fort Drum supports the training of almost eighty thousand troops annually.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateJul 30, 2002
    ISBN9781439611562
    Fort Drum
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    Robert E. Brennan

    Robert E. and Jeannie I. Brennan, authors of Sackets Harbor, are residents of Sackets Harbor; he is the honorary village historian, and she is the chair of the Pickering-Beach Museum and a volunteer for the Jefferson County Historical Society. Images are drawn from the Brennans' extensive collection, the Pickering-Beach Museum, Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division Historical Collection, the Watertown Daily Times, Jefferson County Historical Society, Santway Photocraft Company, and individual donors. All proceeds from the sale of Fort Drum will go toward preservation of the early-1800s stone hospital at Madison Barracks.

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      Fort Drum - Robert E. Brennan

      Brennan

      INTRODUCTION

      The logical publication to follow our previous book, Images of America: Sackets Harbor, is Images of America: Fort Drum. In the final chapter of Sackets Harbor, readers learn about the origins and military importance of Madison Barracks. Picking up from that last chapter, this book links Fort Drum’s presence with its historical beginnings at Madison Barracks.

      Our own personal histories were intangibly linked to the military presence in Sackets Harbor when our families moved to the harborside community in the early 20th century. Patrick X. Brennan was a civil service employee at Madison Barracks from 1910 to 1945. Stephen Kafka was ship-keeper of the Sub Chaser No. 431 at the Navy Point, Naval Militia station from 1928 to 1937. Since we grew up here, surrounded by the history and presence of the military, our goal is to share an awareness and understanding of the vital link between Sackets Harbor’s Madison Barracks and Fort Drum. This collection of photographs tells that story.

      During the War of 1812, Sackets Harbor, on Lake Ontario, was the eastern terminus of an important military transportation route that stretched across the Adirondack Mountains, linking strategic military posts on Lake Ontario to Lake Champlain. That route from Sackets Harbor passed through Pine Plains, which later became the site of Fort Drum.

      At the height of the War of 1812, between the United States and Great Britain, the village of Sackets Harbor housed over 4,000 troops. Following the war, military security on the northern frontier was bolstered by the construction of Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor. Thus, the military presence that continues today in northern New York State was established.

      Pine Plains, near Watertown, evolved from the military presence at Madison Barracks, 23 miles away. In 1906, Col. Philip Reade, stationed at Madison Barracks, approved the location for summer maneuvers at Pine Plains, which was purchased by the federal government and named Camp Hughes. In 1908, army engineers began constructing the military camp that was to be named Pine Camp.

      In the summer of 1935, the greatest military maneuvers in the peacetime history of the United States took place at Pine Camp, with more than 40,000 officers and men. Five divisions of the 1st U.S. Army took part in this mock warfare exercise.

      Just prior to World War II, a major expansion took place at Pine Camp when it was designated a training post for the development of armored divisions to contend with Germany’s growing blitzkrieg tactics. The camp’s acreage expanded from 16,000 to 90,000 acres. During World War II, three divisions were stationed at Pine Camp: the 4th and 5th Armored Divisions, along with the 45th Infantry Division.

      In August 1952, Pine Camp was dedicated as Camp Drum, honoring World War II–era 1st U.S. Army Gen. Hugh A. Drum. The name Fort Drum was given in 1974. The 107,000-acre post today supports a variety of military missions. The famous 10th Mountain Division (light infantry) is stationed at Fort Drum. The Army Reserve and the National Guard still train there, not only in summer months as they did in 1908, but also in the harsh winter months of northern New York.

      Today, a strong military presence remains in northern New York State. The economic impact of the enormous Fort Drum complex bolsters the region. Historic Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor has become a multifaceted community where Fort Drum service personnel reside and students of American history can glimpse reminders of a bygone military past.

      From the War of 1812 to the present day, northern New York State has boasted a prominent military presence. We invite you to follow the course of this military history as you turn the pages of Fort Drum.

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      MADISON BARRACKS

      Located in Sackets Harbor, near the border between the United States and Canada, Madison Barracks originally encompassed

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