The United States enters the First World War, and the War Department leases 7,600 acres of forested land on Buffalo Bayou to establish a training base named Camp Logan. The Camp trains 70,000 soldiers, housing 30,000 at any given time, and is a social center of Houston. Nearly 1,000 Camp Logan soldiers lose their lives during the war and over 6,200 are wounded. There are stories of heroism and bravery associated with Camp Logan.  Among them, the 370^th regiment, after training at Camp Logan, go on to serve with the French military and become the most decorated in all of WWI. There are also stories of tragedy associated with the Camp, including the Houston Mutiny and Riot which took place on the night of August 23, 1917.