Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
PASSING OF THE
FOURTH INFANTRY
Historic Old Regiment, Organized After Civil War;
Loses Identity and Becomes Machine Gun Battaons.
Shannon and Chaplain Dolman Not Transferred History
of Command

act as a feeder" to the line troops in
europe, training new, men, and sending
them across to fill the ranks.
The regiment has furnished. in addi-
vision. twenty-four men from it's ranks,
to the Officers Reserve Corps.
Col. Edward C. Shannon.
Colonel Edward G. Shannon, command
ing the Fourth, has just completed his
twenty eighth year Of continuous service
nthe National Guard of Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in 1889 as a private in Com
pany G. In June 49, he was elected
second lieutenant, and during the Span
ish war, commanded that company. In
private life, Colonel Shannon is proTni-
nents business man in this home city,
Columbia, Pa. where he is general man
ager of the Triumph Manufacturing Com
pany. He is forty-seven years old.
During the summer encampment of the
guard in 1904 at Gettysburg, Pr while
Shannon was captain of Company G, the
militia was reviewed by Major f. A.
Duyail, no wmajor general in command
of the Department of the Southeast, to-
gether with Secretary Root, the governor
C was in excellent shape, fun equipped,
and well drilled Major Duvall' turned
to the secretary, and said at the time,
There is the finest outfit I've seen in
any organization here!" He also reit-
Grated the statement in his report to Col
onei Frank G. Sweeney, inspector general
making special mention OF Captain Shan
mons company. A few days ago, Col
onei Shannon was among the guests at
the Country Club during the reception
given General Duval. The general i'm
though the stretch of thirteen years,
walking oyerMto him, recalled the Incl
dent of 1904. saying IF your regiments
as good now as your. company was then
you must have a crackerjack outfit"
Colonel Shannon takes a great pride
in his command, having made it one of
the best in the division. He takes the
loss of it as a soldier willing to sacri-
flee it for the good of the country, He
is a daddy to every man in his regi-
ment, and doubtless there is not a more
popular commander in the entire division.
Roster OF Officers.
The roster of officers of the Fourth,
as it stood prior to the breakup, is as
follows:
Colonel, Edward G. shannon; lieuten-
Quinton o. Reitzel; major, Harry d.
Case; major, Orlando c. Miller; first
lieutenant. Guy p. Brown, adjutant; first
lieutenant. Edward It. Hager, adjutant;
first lieutenant Robert A. Young, -adju-
tant; captain, Harry S. Dolliman, chap
lain.
Headquarters ompany-Captain, VIII
liam S. Detwiler.
Machine Gun Company-Captain Will
liam c. REIN; first lieutenant. Glen G
Alison, second. lieutenant, David n
Trapnell; second lieutenant. Peter W.
Stauffer.
Supply Company-Captain, Theodore C. |
Fegley; second lieutenant, Charles c.
Major. Samuel Samuel H Heller; first lieuten-
ant, Henry B.. Davis; first lieutenant,
John f. MARSHALL; first lieutenant, Mil
ton V. Miller.
"A pIeMpI 'uIeldeO-..y,. kuBdmoO
Kestner; first lieutenant, Irwin E. Sea-
man; second lieutenant, James M. Sny-
der.
Company "B"-captain, William a
Ruch; first lieutenant, George H. Eisen-
mig.
Company "C"-Captain, Andrew II
Baxter; first lieutenant. Paul r. Um-
berger; second lieutenant, Daniel b.
Company "D"-Captain, John E. Dill
lenger; frs lieutenant, Milton F.
Wander; second lieutenant, Robert A.
Company "E'-Captain. Lewis A. 10y;
first lieutenant, Ivan d. 10y; second
lieutenant, Percy. Showers
Smith; first lieutenant, Edgar c. Keiser;
SECOND lieutenant, Harrison L. Rookie
Company "G"-Captain, Harry w
Smith; second lieutenant, George w.
Company "H"-captain, Harry H.
Barnhart; first lieutenant, Victor Gar
Company "I"-Captain, Charles G. Mil
Ter; first lieutenant, Harry E. Wootton;
second lieutenant, William A Kaufman
Company "K'-Captain, James n.
Lightner; first lieutenant, Benjamin F.
Charles; second lieutenant, John M. Gel
zeE
Company "L'-Captain. Frank M. God
ley; first lieutenant Charles A. P. Bart
lett; second lieutenant, James E. Black
burn.
Company M'-Captain, John ]. shonk;
first lieutenant. William e. Lewis; sec
ond lieutenant, Howard L. Stroll.
The composite units of the regiment
come from the following cities: Head
quarters Company, Co. G, Columbia, Pa;
Machine Gun Co. and Co. K, Lancaster;
Supply Co., fremont; Co.'S A and !,
Reading; Co. B, Allentown; Co E, Ham
burg; Co. F, Sunbury;.. Co. G. Pine
Grove; co: H, Lebanon; Co. L, Easton,
and Co. M, Bethlehem, Pa.
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