![]() ![]() The most visible remains are the home of colonist Matthew Jones and the twelve field fortifications built for Confederate soldiers mainly by enslaved African-Americans. The traces of all who called Mulberry Island home can be revealed on the two hundred and thirty-four archaeological sites that are on Fort Eustis. Native Americans, colonists, indentured servants, enslaved Africans, Soldiers from both sides of the Civil War, freed men and women, and their former owners rebuilding after the devastation of the Civil War, all were here and have left their mark on this historic landscape. The peninsula between the Warwick and James Rivers had been named Mulberry Island by English colonists in 1610. The land had been home to Native Americans for thousands of years before the English came and settled here 1618. Over the three hundred years from 1618 to 1918 Mulberry Island was a microcosm of American history. Mulberry Island was the only location that possessed all of the desired attributes. The camp needed to be within 30 miles of Fort Monroe, easily secured from intruders, have adequate water, railroad facilities, roads, and be of reasonable cost. ![]() The task to create a new camp to train Soldiers in heavy artillery fell to the Coast Artillery, headquartered at Fort Monroe, Virginia. After a year of combat, Army leaders determined that more and better-trained heavy artillery Soldiers were needed. America entered the war in 1917. By 1918, millions had died, and the war was locked in a deadly stalemate. In 1914 the world was thrown into chaos by the start of World War One, the Great War. But Fort Eustis and its predecessor Camp Eustis have a history that includes many branches of the Army. ![]() Fort Eustis is known for its association with Army Transportation, Army Aviation, and as the home to the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. ![]()
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