The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26
INCREASE HlTllNlL GUARD.
ADDITIONAL UNITS TO BE
FORlAHD FOR COMPLETING
}e Ssi 0IxTEEN DIVISIONS.
Third Regiment Of Infantry Three
Troops OF Cavalry, One Regiment of
FIELD Artillery, Two Engineer Com.
panics, Ono Outpost Company.


tion Of scores OF new regiments Of
National Guard artillery. engineers.
signal troops and cavalry will be un-
dertaken soon to supply the tactical
formation necessary tor the establish
ment Of the 1e divisions of the guard
provided for in the war departments
plans.
In addition, Immediately after the
existing State soldiers have been
drafted into the federal service. there
must be organized divisional head
quarters detaohments. supply. am
munition and medical trains. heavy
neld artillery and signal battalions
and aero service. two, cavalry d.
visions and many now coast artillery
units and reserves. In the infantry
the arm Of the service In which the
guard is strongest. 80 regiments and
six companies must be created to
provide the Ia regiments Of the d..
visional structure.
The principal shortage is in field
artillery. Each Of the 16 divisions
requires three full regiments Of six
batteries each or a total of 2sS bat
teries, There now exist in the guard
1os batteries.
The shortage In engineers is almost
as great. There will DO needed i1s
regiments or total OF se companies
whereas there now are only 30 COM
panies.
Each division also will have an aero
squadron or balloon company. MAX
ing 1G air service units.
The first effort Of the department IL
to bring up to full war strength all
existing units Of the guard. The next
step win be to create the new units
necessary 10 complete the Is infantry
divisions and tho adjutant generals
Of the States have been instructed
that they should prepare for these
new organizations without delay.
Southern States will be called upon
to furnish In addition the following:
Ninth 'division:' North Carolina
One cavalry machine gun troop; one
regiment field artillery. one radio
company. signal corps. South Caro-
lina-One regiment infantry. three
troops cavalry. one regiment field
artillery. two companies of engineers.
one outpost company. signal corps.
Tennessee-One regiment infantry,
one troop cavalry. one regiment field
artillery. one wire company, signal
corps.
Tenth division: Alabama-One regi-
ment held artillery. one battalion en-
gineers. Georgia--Two battalions in
fantry. one regiment field artillery.
one battalion engineers. one wire
company and one outpost company.
signal corps Florida-Two battalions
infantry, one battalion neld artillery.
Fiftesnth division: Texa,,-Four
regiments infantry, one regiment
ness one squadron) cavalry. two
regiments (less two batteries) field
artillery. one battalion (less two COM
panies) engineers. one field battalion.
signal corps. Oklahoma-Two regi-
ments infantry. one regiment field ar
tlllery, one battalion (less one COM
pany) engineers.
Eighteenth division: Arkansas-One
regiment infantry one regiment field
artillery. one outpost company. signal
corps. Mississippi--Two regiments
infantry. two squadrons cavalry. one
gun troop cavalry. one regi-
ment field artillery. one battalion en-
gineers. one radio company. signal
corps. Louisiana-Two regiments in
one squadron (less two troops)
cavalry, one regiment ,(less one bat
talion) field artillery. one battalion
engineers. one wire company. signal
corps.