The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-07
FIRST REGIMENT IS
GLAD TO Be HOME
RETURNS TO CAMP MOORE AFTER
THREE MONTHS ON MEXICAN
BORDER.
A 100 PER CENT REGIMENT
Colonel Blythe and His Palmetto
Boys Won Much High Praise From
Offcials.-Andcrson Comnanv mus.
tered Out First.

Camp Moore, Styx Lexington Co
me FIRST South Carolina infantry
mas returned to Camp Moore at Styx
III Lexington county after more than
three months Of brilliant service on
the Mexican border. The regiment
might we'll be called a 100 per cent
regiment. Ihis mark was obtained by
the regiment i'll every contest and on
one review high army official asked
winch outfit" of regulars it was. The
men are proud Of the record that they
nave established. Col E. M. Blythe
is proud of his men. I'VE are glad
TO get back to South Carolina" said
Col. Blythe. as the men were march.
ing from the railway station at Styx,
Ihe hrst troop train arrived at
otFx Thursday morning at o'clock.
Ihis train brought Col Blythe ard
companies A, B. G and d. comprising
the First battalion. under command
Oh MAJ. r. r. Watson. One hour later
the men had detrained and were
marching up the road to the camp one
mile away. The second train arrived
several hours later. bearing companies
T., r.. and II. under command of
Maj. t. B. Spratt of Fort Mill. The
third section came in during the early
afternoon bearing companies |. X, L
ana y. The headquarters and supply
companies came on the first section.
The machine gun company was with
the second contigent The third sec
ton. carrying the Third battalion was
under command of Mai E. C. Won
Ihesckow. Each section was made
up OF nine Pullman cars, four box
cars three baggage cars and one
freight caboose. The trains made All
average of about rs miles ali hour.
Were Late in Starting.
The men and officers OF the First
urday afternoon. but did not get away
on the return trip to- South Carolina
until Sunday morning at TO:30 o'clock.
There ~as only one accident to- mar
the trip home. Wesley Hill Multi
gan. a private in the United States
army, WI boarded the train ell route.
fell from the train while crossing a
trestle near Atlanta and sustained III
1uries from which he died 20 minutes
later. Mulligan's body was sent to
his relatives at Piedmont
Capt j. Malcolm Graham. e.. S, A..
chief mastering officer, said that the
Anderson companies would be. exam
tned first Capt. Graham hopes to
have every company returned to- it's
home station by next Saturday
Company OF PelZer, Capt r. c..
Hayward, was tho first company to-
march to Camp Moore aztec entrain-
ing. TIE company stacked its guns
and began the erection Of tents at
l0:45 o'clock. The other companies
arrived one after another and soon
the tei.ts began springing up like
mushrooms. Fires were started in
/ the company kitchens and soon the
! cooks were preparing the Thanksgiv-
Ing day dinner. One thousand pounds
/ OF turkey was put on the: fire. Other
! good things to eat had been secured
/ by Mai. Frank W. Glenn. camp quar-.
termastcr.
The men are hardy and fit aftey
the several months spent under eS
tensive training on the border Many
OF the companies brought back mas.
cots
"Hurrah for South carolina and to
b--ll with Texas" was the we'll utrer.
ed by high private in this Laurens
company, as he began to erect bis
tent. 1t was the FIRST commend by
any OF the the returning soldiers.
1T is good to be back in South
Carolina" said Col Blythe. There
was practically no sickness among the
men and feel very proud Of the
record made by the bors on the roas
hike of ITO miles"
Mai. Cald~eIi's Assignment.
Col. Blythe announced that Mai
j. Shapter Caldwell OF Charleston
who has been acting as brigade ad
tutant had been appointed by the wal
department assistant adjutant OF the
Tenth provisional division.
Several regular army officers had
already arrived at the camp and the
work OF checking up and musterinp
out the companies began at once
Capt. Graham is the chief musterine
officer Lieut.. Col Henry Page, medl
cal corps. I. S. A.. is the ranking Of
fvers who are assisting in mastering
out the regiment are: Capt. T.. r
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