The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-22
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FIRST REGIMENT TO BE
MUSTERED OUT AT STYX
InfahtrymeI Not Expected to Arrive
Back fdm Border Before
thanksgiving.

The First regiment, South Carolina
National Gfard, is expected to re-
turn from pl aso, Texas, where they
have been Pn border duty for four
months, vii hin the next ten days.
The regim9ht will come to the state
mobilization grounds at Camp Styx,
near Columbia, and reamin there un-
til mustered out of service, according
to w. w. Moore, adjutant general.
He received wire from the depart
ment of the East yesterday asking
where the troops are to be sent for
rehabilitation. He recommended
Camp Moore, at Styx, ork on which
will be begun at once preparatory to
making the camp comfortable and
ready for the regiment and it's equip
ment on it's arrival 1t is thought
OF the service within two weeks after
their arrival at Styx.
The First regiment will likely be
brought back via the Southern route,
that is, via San Antonio, Texas, and
New Orleans. They went out through
Atlanta and Memphis, while the Sec
ond regiment went via New Orleans.
The First will return by the South
ern route and the Second over the
route hich the First traversed III
go.ng to Texas.
The First regiment has wou lau-
rels while on border duty and they
are practically as good as regulars.
1T will take between four and five
days for the soldiers to make the
trip from El Paso home and it will
take several days to assemble the
railroad equipment necessary to
transport them. The regiment will
move in three sections, each section
two hours apart.
The boys will hardly get home be-
nearly Christmas before they can be
mustered out of service and returned
to private life. All of the property
has to be checked up and turned in
and every detail attended to before
Nrcle Sam will dismiss them.
From Piedmont, Slostly.
The First regiment is made up
mostly from the up-country. 1t con-
Sis S OF machine gun company
fr, II Anderson, Capt Ramer, two in
1antry companies from Anderson, one
under Capt. Ligeon ana the other un-
Ger Capt: Henderson, the Butler
Guards of Greenville under Capt.
ger under Capt. Hayward, the Hamp-
ton Guards Of Spartanburg under
Capt. Justice, the Traynham Guards
Of ''aurens under Capt. Lee, the
Inion company under Capt. Walker,
the Camden company under Can't,
Mcleod, the Hartsville company un
der Capt. Craig, the Cheraw COM
pany under Capt. Gillespie, Rock Hill
company under Capt McFadden, the
hort Mill company under Capt. Parks,
Ihe headqdarters company is under
command Of Capt. G.. Hayward Ma
hon, Jr., of Greenvile, who is rcgi-
mental adjutant, and the supply com
pany is commanded by Capt. Seybt
of Grcenvillc. The sanitary detach-
ment is under company Of Major
James e. Pore of Columbia. The
regimental band from Williamson is
part OF the headquarters company.
Col. T.. M. Blythe of GrcenvilIe is
in comand of the regiment. Lieut.,
Colonel p. X. McCully is from An
derson. The First battalion is com
n,anaed by Major r. f.. Watson Of
Greenville. the Second by Major r:
B. Spratt Of Fort Mill and the Third
battalion by Major f. c.. VonTrcs
kow Of Camden. The regiment con-
sists Of about LOO officers and men.
The Second regiment, under Colo
mel II. B. Eprings, made up Of COM
panies from Columbia, Charleston
and the lower part of the state, re-
mains on the border. Other units
of the South Carolina National Guard
remaining on the border consist Of
the Charleston Light Dragons, un-
der Capt. w. M. Manning, the COM
pany of engineers under Capt. j..
Roy Penncll, and the field hospital
CORPS under Major A. NJ. Brailsford
of Mullins. When these units will
be recalled is not known. The cav
airy is on border patrol on the New
Mexican border while the other two
detachments of the National Guard
from this state are encamped in the
FL Paso patrol district.
The return Of the First regiment
Will probably witness the breaking up
OF the Palmetto brigade. Colonel w.
X; Wright, who has been in command
OF the brigade, will probably return
to the comand of his regiment, the
Seventeenth infantry, which is sta
tlsnsd at Fort Bliss, one mile from
thexPalmetto camp.