It was named after Levi Lincoln Jr., the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and first Mayor of Worcester.
Units trained here included the 21st, 25th, 34th, 36th, 49th, 51st, and 57th regiments of Massachusetts infantry.
[2] Camp Scott, named for Major General Winfield Scott, also existed in Worcester for about 6 weeks in June–August 1861 as a training camp for the 15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
[3] The site today is a dense neighborhood, partly occupied by Becker College, established in 1887.
A plaque commemorating the Camp stands at Elm Park, which sits just across from where the fairgrounds were located.