Mar 30, 20152 minA Yankee Army Invades Ft. McClellan and the Hearts of AnnistonBefore Songbird began in May 1943 and Edwin, Barry, and Sydney ever saw Ft. McClellan, the real-life 27th Division from New York made the...
Nov 21, 20142 minThe Art of WarEven in war, art must go on! Edouard Patte, a Red Cross Inspector, was surprised to find an art studio when he visited Fort McClellan’s...
Nov 14, 20142 minGerman Soldiers in Alabama!German soldiers in Alabama! For those living in the state during World War II, it was a startling realty. In the summer of 1943,...
May 30, 20141 minGeneral George B. McClellanDo you know who once called President Abraham Lincoln a “well meaning baboon?" The answer is George B. McClellan, the Civil War General...
May 15, 20141 minLove and WarWhile World War II produced innumerable soldiers, tanks, and warships, it also produced something else – marriages! With the...
Feb 17, 20141 minEntertaining Our SoldiersDuring the war years, Ft. McClellan published a Daily Bulletin for the soldiers. I found this excerpt from the October 17, 1941 bulletin...