The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
1000 N NATIONAL ARMY
FGNNEssEE HAS LARGE FcRcA
or SOLDIERS IN SERVICE or
UNCLE SAN.
With Muster OF An unlts N stats mn
fisis intc Federal servles. yelnntsss
sssts Mas Ne stats soldissy--F,hi
Division Furnishsd.

SAshvipe.--Feus regiments. squad
ron Of cavalry. separate company oI
infantry. an ambulance company and
fieh hospital company, ail OF the en-
tire national guard Of the state Is Eo~
part OF the national army Of .hs
United States Ia more than 1909 or
CANNED men.
Charles n. Rogan re,tgned ~ adju
tan, general Of the state ard WA
sworn In 80 colonel of the Second
Tennessee infantry by Maj w. II
Hyde, Col Ragan assumes command
OF the Second Tennessee at once.
Victor II. Holmes OF Trenton, James
W. Burks Of Livingston and Rosne
Waring OF Memphis were c0ulmls
stoned majors OF the Second Tennes
see. and Thos. r. rauntieroy OF Mem
phis. adjutant OF the same organixa
tion. Rev. Gideon b. Harris OF Nash
vile Is the chaplain OF the Second
Tennessee
The following " the last OF organi
cations which Tennessee has contrib
uted TO the national army. with he
commanders. the war Strength OF each
and regimental headquarters:
First Tennessee lnfantry--co! Hsr
ry ), Berry commanding s.oo2 me,i
Nashville.
Second Tennessee Infantry $3.50 Col
Chas o. Rogan commanding. 2,o02
mtn, Nashville
Third Tennessee Infantry--col c r,
Spence commanding, 2,002 men. Knox
Vile
First Tennessee Field Artillery
lieut. Col. Luke Lea commanding,
i,a74 men. Nashville.
\. Ns,ss.. essss wy rsrnn-a MI ,,.4,e
Fytfeveammaadias.~sa94 men. chat's
nooga
Separate Company -- Company G,
Capt Chas. o. Harris commanding. i5S
men, Nashville
Ambulance Company--Capt. p. A.
Perkins commanding. ls5 men. Chat
tano4ga
Field Hospital Company--Capt, Je-
rome l. Morgan commandingyTl men.
Chattanooga
The merging OF these military or
ganizations into the national army
leaves the State OF Tennessee without
a national guard.
MAJ w. H. Hyde, the disbursinS Of.
ficor Of the state militia. was selected
NJ q major In the Second Tennessee
regiment. but the war department
ruled that he must first he discharged
from that duty before being commits.
stoned.
While the national guard has been
merged into the United States army,
there will be need Of military de-.
partment. and a successor to Gen Ro.
gan a. adjutant general will DO ap-
pointed by Gov. Rye
Memphis Gets Aviator seheol.
Memphlswon the greatest peace vic
tory in It's history. On the Millington
site the government will establish i'm.
mediately one OF the largest aviation
training schools In the United States,
whore vii, be maintained SO machines,
about 25 signal corps officers. % me.
ehanics and . colony Of several thou.
sand college.educated yong men from
every section OF the country
That the Memph!s.Millington site
was formally and finally recommended
IL announced in o telegram from Capt.
c. q, Edgar. who. with Maj. Arnold
and Col. Crabtree, the latter being q
surgeon In the medical section OF tn
signal corps, inspected the proposed
aviation field.
The centennial appropriation OF
interest Of the permanent sehoof fund
has been announced by Comptroller Of
the Treasury Thomason and the var
ious counties given warrants for their
share The amount rsceived by each
county is dependent on the scholastic
population. Appoytionment for the
four big counties follow
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