Carlisle Barracks was established by the British Army in 1757 to support
operations against the French during the French and Indian War. During
the Revolutionary War, the post supported Washington's army against the
British. After the post was burned by Confederate forces during the
Civil War, it was rebuilt and served as the U.S. Army's Cavalry School
until 1871, when the post was closed. In 1879, the Carlisle Indian
Industrial School opened at the post to educate Native American
children. This school operated until 1918, when the U.S. Army resumed
control of the post and opened a hospital to care for wounded World War
I soldiers. The U.S. Army Field Medical School opened there in 1920 and
remained until that function was relocated in 1946. In 1951, the U.S.
Army War College moved to Carlisle Barracks, where it remains. Using
vintage photographs, Carlisle Barracks chronicles how for more than 250
years this post has supported military operations and training and
continues to do so today.