Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
Parade Of PennsylUanians
Thrills Augusta Citizens
Splendid Welcome Accorded Officers Division
Great Demonstration at Flag Rasing-Address by
Major General DuvaRec option and Dance for Officers
Brgadier- General O'Nell III eads Parade.
No. 2


Last Friday afternoon, the citizens of
Augusta and surrounding communities
were given military display such as
it probably never witnessed in it's his
tory, when about 5000 troops from
the 28th Division at Camp Hancock,
representing all arms of the service,
paraded in the business district and
passed in review before Major Cen
eral William p. Duvall, commanding
the Department of the Southeast, and
Brigadier Generals Price, Logan,
.O'Neill and Stillwell, of Camp Han
cock
TWAS part of the official welcome of
the citizens of Augusta to the troops
at Camp Hancock and also served as
an incident in the flag-raising at Bar
rett Plaza where the review occurred.
1t was great day for Augustans and
the soldiers from Pennsylvania thrilled
the patriots Of the south by their mill
itary bearing and martial display
"I4aWd 2 MASSEY" said one Georgian,
near the writer, 'if that am only 5000
soldiers at Camp Hancock, whot would
the whole division look like? All de-
clare it's a wonderful sight" AS the
artillery passed, the same man OBJ
served: ma, dem fellahs could wipe
Augusta off the map in no time with
dem guns"
Order of Parade.
Following was the order of the pa
which swung down the south side Of
Broad street in platoon formation and
crossing at Fifth street, marched down
Telfair street to Barrett Plaza, where
the reviewing stand was located:
Company No. l. Military Police,
Capt J. Clyde Miller, commanding.
Brig. Gen. c. r. O'NeiIl and staff.
Fourth Infantry Band.
Battalion of Engineers, Mai James
II. M, Andrews, commanding, consist
ing of Companies A, B, and d, of the
First Pennsylvania Engineers.
Company B, Signal Corps. Capt.
Thomas c. Rose, commanding.
Thirteenth Infantry Band.
Battalion of Infantry, Maj George B.
Companies A and T, of the Fourth;
Company DR., of the Eighth and Com
pany D, Of the Thirteenth.
Sanitary detachment, Maj. S. H.
Heller, commanding.
Machine gun battalion, consisting of
one, company each. from the Fourth,
Eighth and Thirteenth regiments.
Col. H. L. Turner, senior regimental
commander of the artillery brigade,
and staff.
10Sth Artillery Band, mounted.
Battalion from 108th Field Artillery,
Maj Ewin ST. John Greble, command
ing, consisting of Batteries d. E, and
F.
War strength battery from 107th
Field Artillery, Capt. S. A. Whitaker,
109th Artillery Band, mounted.
Battalion from 109th Field Artillery,
Maj. William J. Ravert, commanding,
of Batteries A, B, and G.
Field kitchen.
Eighth Infantry Band.
Squadron of cavalry, Maj. J. F.
Moore, commanding consisting Of
Troop H and Troop /, of the First
Cavalry.
Profuse Decorations.
Marching under a continuous sue
Cession of banners and bunting
stretching clear across Broad street,
the troops presented an imposing and
appearance. Applause was
along the dine. The solid ranks
Of infantry with rifles aslant toward
the sky; the dashing cavalrymen, with
chin straps down and sabres drawn,
and the daredevil artillerymen with
arms folded, mounted on gun carriages
and horses-all evcited the magma
ton of the spectators and gave thrill
after thrill. One enthusiast exclaimed,
ne saw the AT guns passing: Man, If
the kaiser only could see these Penn
;ylvania boys, he'd quit right now"
The Flag Raising.
Immediately after the parade, the
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