Army Garrison Fort A.P. Hill

Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an active-duty installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. Named for Virginia native and distinguished Confederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill,^[2] Fort A.P. Hill, known as the place "Where America's Military Sharpens Its Combat Edge" is an all-purpose, year-round, military training center located approximately 60 miles south of the Washington, D.C. With 76,000 acres (310 km²) of land, including a modern 28,000 acre (110 km²), live-fire range complex featuring more than 100 direct and indirect fire ranges, as well as a helicopter aerial gunnery range; it is one of the largest military installations on the East Coast. Military units can engage in training ranging from small unit operations to major maneuvers with combined arms, live-fire exercises.^[3]

After the American Revolutionary War, ordnance, arms, and military stores accumulated at New London, Virginia, for decades. The current fort rests on the site of the former New London Arsenal. In the spring of 1940, the War Plans Division of the Army General Staff developed a plan to raise a national army of four million men to conduct simultaneous operations in the Pacific and Europe theaters. In July 1940, a movement began to locate an area of approximately 60,000 acres (240 km²), independent of any post, and lying somewhere between the Potomac River and the upper Chesapeake Bay.^[2]