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The 6th Cavalry Museum efore there was the city of Fort Oglethorpe
Women’s Army
(chartered in 1949) there was the Army Post at
Corps and History
Fort Oglethorpe (1902 – 1947). The 815-acre post
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commissioned in 1905 was home to cavalry, infantry,
Battles of Kurland,
artillery and the Third Women’s Army Corps, the nation’s
known as the
largest WAC training center. The Post was notable for
most essential
many military and medical accomplishments and housed
part of the Second
the largest POW Camp in the U.S. for WWI and the largest
World
POW Camp in the State of Georgia for WWII. The 6th
War in Europe
Cavalry called Fort Oglethorpe home from 1919 – 1942
and where the
and in 1981 6th Cavalry veterans convinced the Army to
war in Europe
turn over the contents of the regiment’s museum to be
finally ended.
displayed in Fort Oglethorpe. Over the
The museum’s mission is to
years, the
“share history
veterans, their
for all” and
families and
encourage the
community
patriotic ideals
leaders worked
that honor our
to build exhibits
service men and
and displays
women, their
that pay tribute
families and our
and homage to
community. The
the men and
museum sponsors
women who
School Days,
trained at Fort
Living History
Oglethorpe and
programs, military vehicle displays and has partnered with
the continued
the Pines Library system that gets you free admission as a
legacy of the 6th Cavalry as their horses were replaced with tanks and currently has five air cavalry squadrons stationed across the country. Exhibits display the rich history of the 6th U.S. Cavalry
library card holder. The museum is located on the Post’s parade field which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is surrounded by sixteen officer’s homes, band barrack
beginning in 1861, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War,
and guardhouse, just one block north of the Chickamauga
WWI, WWII to current day. The museum has a 1944
& Chattanooga National Military Park.
Willys Jeep and M-47 Patton tank that is currently being
The 6th Cavalry Museum is located at 6
restored. Visitors will see original uniforms, weapons,
Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, GA (706)
accoutrements, photos, documents and maps. Additional
861-2860. www.6thcavalrymuseum.org. Contact
exhibits about the Army Post includes the POW Camps,
chris@6thcavalrymuseum.com for more information.
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