s at Camp Sherman Between June and September 1917, the
United States Army constructed more than 1,300 buildings at the Camp Sherman site; over 40,000 soldiers passed through the facility during World War I. Soldiers trained at Camp Sherman during World War I included the
95th Division, which was commanded by Brigadier General
Mathew C. Smith. Construction work affected "Mound City Group", an enclosure and collection of earthworks left by the native
Hopewell culture, as some ancient earthworks were damaged or destroyed. The
1918 flu pandemic, colloquially known as the Spanish flu, affected over 5,500 soldiers at Camp Sherman, resulting in over 1,700 deaths. In 2009, the remaining National Guard facility was renamed
Camp Sherman Joint Training Center.
Unioto High School, which serves
Union Township and
Scioto Township, is located on former grounds of Camp Sherman. ==Notes==