June 02: Congress approves War Dept. plan to place a training center near Columbia, S.C.
June 22: The first Soldiers arrive at Camp Jackson. One hundred & ten men from Company E, 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, with Captain Walker in command, arrive to serve as camp guard
June 25: Construction of buildings begin
July 18: The War Dept. issues General Order Number 95, re-designating the cantonment as Camp Jackson in honor of President Andrew Jackson, a South Carolina native
September 5: First drafted Soldiers arrive
November 1: The post flagpole erected in front of the commander’s HQ
November 7: The first base hospital opens
December 22: Initial construction of Camp Jackson complete. Hardaway Contracting turns over camp to Army