Camp Wheeler was a United States Army base near Macon, Georgia.

[1]The War Department used the site area of Camp Wheeler as a mobilization center from 1917 to 1918.

It was established on July 18, 1917, as a temporary training camp for National Guard units in federal service and consisted primarily of tents in a cantonment area for the 29,000 officers and enlisted men.

At the height of the training effort, the camp contained 17,000 trainees and 3,000 cadre personnel.

[3] Today, the Herbert Smart Macon Downtown Airport and Ocmulgee East Industrial Park occupy the site of the former camp.