Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-10
Notes Of Our Soldiers.

Among those cited for distinguished
conduct in the battle of Scissors in
France July 10 to p was George B.
Reinhart, a son Of Brock Reinhart,
formerly of this vicinity, and grand
son of Lieutenant Joseph Reinhart, who
was wounded during the Civil War
while fighting CALAMITY as soldier Of
the Confederate army. The order.
which is dated August 18th, says: Pri-
vate (first-class) George B. Reinhart
NJ. D., ambulance company No. 2
showed extra devotion to duty and
GOODNESS and bravery under heavy shell
fire and repeatedly disregarded his own
in the open with no protection from
shell fire. He was continually on duty
for II hours without sleep or food, and
| by his fine example greatly aided the
morale of the troops" Private Rein
hart enlisted from Charleston, W. Va.
soon after the United States entered
| the war.
We are sorry to report that there
seems TO be no hope for the recovery
of Sergeant Thomas c. Remnant, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hess Remnant, OF tnls
place. who has been so seriously i'll at
Camp Meade from influenza ana otner
complications. Mr.. Remnant, mss
lula Reinhart, Edward L. Relnhart ana
R. c. Ringgold were with him yeSter
dav, and found him very low, with out
one chance in a hundred TO get well.
Pneumonia had followed the influenza,
and one lung had become so seriously
affected that a serious operation was
necessary. This was performed oy the
most skillful of surgeons and every et-
fort is being made 10 save his life, but
they hold out little hope. His friends
here, however, pray that he may YET
win through.
Messrs. Kirkland Mckee and George
Knode are home from the West VIZ
GINA University, where they have been
enlisted in the Students Army Train
ing Corps. All OF the 700 men IN tn
corps were furloughed on account Of
the influenza and were requested TO go
home for a week and perhaps longer
Every department of the University has
been closed. There are nearly loC
cases of the disease in the institution,
besides hundreds in the city of Morgan
town, and conditions generally are very
serious.
Rev. Peerce N. Mcdonald, OF this
county, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church at Morgantown, W. Va, mas
been commissioned first lieutenant
chaplain in the army, to report IN new
York on October 18th, ready to SAIL tor
duty overseas. He is spending this
week with his home folks at Media
Rev. Malcolm Taylor, rector OF the EplS'
copal Church at Berryville will sail Tor
France at the same time Mr.. Mcdonald
goes.
Mrs. NJ. P. Crowl has received a letter
from her son, Robert Crowl, who says
that he has arrived in France safe ano
we'll. Bob says that they had a nice
trip across the ocean, though he was
bit sick for while. He likes France
very we'll so far, and says he is happy
and getting along fine.
we nave HUlS llOIl Jul iiAShN N'~'
vim L. Ronemous, of Newport News,
Va, formerly of this vicinity, in which
he says that his son Clarence sailed
about two weeks ago from Halifax for
duty overseas. He is in the 49Sth Aero
Squadron of the American Expedition
airy Forces.
Private Willoughby NJ. Lemen is home
from Camp Lee, Va, on furlougn'
which he will spend in helping with
necessary farm work. He says that
there has been a great deal of influenza
in Camp Lee, but so far as he knows
there is no serious illness among our
Jefferson county boys there.
Second Lieutenant H. Baylor Rein
hart was promoted TO be first lieutenant
the fifth Of September. He is volun
teer in the regular army and has been
with the fighting forces in France for
some time.
Hendricks Byers, who has been home
from Camp Lee on a furlough, is very
i'll from the influenza at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer By
ers, on Sandy Ridge.
Private Allen Stewart, of Martins
burg, died from the influenza at Camp
Meade last Sunday night. He went into
the army the 10th of last July.
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