Camp Alger
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camp-alger-267-6763295
title:
Camp Alger
text:
Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Virginia, was an army camp established on May 13, 1898, for the Spanish–American War effort. It was originally named Camp Harries for George H. Harries, Colonel of the 1st District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, but the name was changed on May 23 to honor Secretary of War Russell A. Alger who approved the camp. The camp was abandoned in early August 1898, by which time the number of troops there had risen to more than 35,000, following a Typhoid outbreak and the W
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. camp during the Spanish–American War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Alger
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date modified:
2024-03-09T21:27:09Z
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13
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