The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

uf several brigadeS. each on" nf which
* commanded 10y hrigadier general.
II is puS>ihlr for brigade tu consist
of "a combination of cavalry. infantry
and artillery. but frequently each hri-
gade iS composed of regiments all nt
the same branch of m" service. Tn"
typical infantry brigade, for instance.
consists of headquarters and tire"
regiments of infantry. while Il Typical
cavalry brigade consists of head
quarters and three regiments of cav
airy.
Composition of the Regiment.
Each regiment i cummundrd 10y a
colonel who has under him Iirut"n-
ant colonel. whose duties are rather
li"ndc>cript. although his chief duty i
Ia take IN" place of IN" colonel in his
absence ur in case he iS wounded or
killed in battle.
Each r"gimrnt is divided into bat
talion>. and each battalion i com
mand"d 10y a major. 4 battalion con
>i>iS of TWO or mOr' companies, troops
ear batteries. and each company is com
manded 10y a captain. In each com
pany there is II first lieutenant AMI Il
second lieutenant. and c"mplct" com
plcmrnt of n"ncommi>Sioncd officers.
first Scrgranr>. duty >crgcantS. and
curpuralS.
The company is divided int" squads
f,,. Of i,,s Al Spin1inA
control and order. each squad consist
ing of corporal and seven privateS.
The corporal is the squad leader, and
when absent is replaced by Il deSig-
mated private. Ii might be- said that
from the squad, consisting aS il does
only of corporal and seven priva'eS.
the whole formation of an army is de
vclnped and in Il sense regulated. The
squad is small base unit from which
armies take their growth by a series of
developing steps.
Men who enter the United States
army as recruits have the same chance
that men had years ago not only 10 be
come commissioned officers. hut to
reach the high place "f command of
all the armies of their country.
Does This seem IL be an eXaggpr
atcd statement only recently there
died lieutenant general Of the United
States army who commanded all the
forces of Uncle Sun. He entered the
service aS an enlisted man of regulars.
going to recruiting office just as any
boy Of today can 60 To Il recruiting
office there Ia don the uniform of a
private. later To enter the ranks. and
if il is in him To work his way up Ia
the top.
Private Goes to Top.
ON July 49,, 1861. Lieut.. Gen. Adna
/ Il. Chaffee applied for enlistment as a
regular in the army of the United
States. There was nothing To differ
cntiate him from other young men " no
applied ,iaily at the recruiting office
He was assigned aS II private Ia Troop
X of the Sixth cavalry. an organization
which exists today and in which John
forces in France. saw. his first hard
fighting duty. General Chalfee rose
from private Ia sergeant. To first SER
gcunt. 10 second lieutenant and
through the rest of the ranks until
he wsS made lieutenant general of the
United States army, the ranking officer
of Uncle Sans forces -
Chaffce was soldier of the highest
order His career in the Spanish
American war was markedly efficient
He fought at san Jnan and later went
Ia the Philippines. While there he was
ordered To take command of the Amer
lean forces which We're To join the al
lied forces in their march on Picking
the forbidden city. That was one Of
the most successful and Woodworking
expeditions ever dispatched by she
United States Chaffre Won fame for
his service Within the compass of
his years il the army ne had served I'm
every rank barring that IF corporal.
OF the three living lrutehant yen
erals of the army, all Of whom are an
the retired list. not one was graduate
Of West Point. They alt cnme Up. If
not from IN" ranks. M least from the
lowest commissioned otiiCes,e working
their way hy merit until they received
the highest military honor possible I'M
der then existing law. promotion To
command of the army with rhr rank
of lieutenant general.
The fact that all young men between
the ages of twenry-une and rhrty-une
are registered for possible service dn"s
not prevent their volunteering for SrI~v.
ice in the regular army. The navy "T
the Marine corps. There Is chance
for high service In the regular
army. %"