Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
DIVISION PARADE and
review BY GEN. MUIR
Twenty Eighth Division Passes
Through Augusta Streets
In Formal Parade.

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Thirty thousand strong, the khaki
uniformed sons Of Pennsylvania, the
Twenty eighth Division Of the Army
of the United States passed upon pa
rade through the streets of Augusta in
formal celebration of the anniversary
of Washingtons birthday on Feb
ruary % amid the resounding cheers
of men, women and children. The
most staid and practical observer, daily
accustomed to restraining his feelings,
could not but be thrilled through and
through as the stirring bands with
their martial music and the trampling
thousands, guns at even angle, swept
by.
The sight will never be forgotten by
anyone who saw it-thoSe thirty thou
sand Pennsylvanians marching through
the streets of southern city to the
tune of Dixie and Onward Christian
Soldier-thrilling all who saw it with
the knowledge that there before them
was 0nfaltering loyalty to the great
American heart that embraces the
east and the west and the north and
the south, that there before them was
conservation to the great American
principles of liberty, justice and de-
mocracy.
The parade of the division was or
dered by General Chas. FL. Muir in re-
Spouse to the request of the citizens of
Augusta.
Promptly at $50 the parade left
Camp Hancock and proceeded down
the Wrightsboro Road out Glenn Ave-
nue. to Walton Way. across Fifteenth
street to Broad, down Broad to Sixth in
the following order:
First came the Military Police fol-
lowed by the men of the Officers
Training Camp. Then came the 55th
and 56th Brigade of Infantry, with the
108th and 109th Machine Gun Battal-
ion and. then the 53rd Field Artillery
Brigade.
They were followed by the 103rd En-
gineers, the 103rd Field Signal Battal-
ion, 103rd Munition train, the 103rd
Supply Train, 103rd Engineer Train
and the 103rd Sanitary Trai.
General Muir and staff headed the
parade and on the return he reviewed
the division from a stand at the corner
of Greene and Thirteenth street.
Passing a Given Point.
The parade took about two hours to
pass any given point. All along the
line of march men, women and children
from Augusta and the surrounding
country, gazed with absorbed interest
upon the soldiers. All of the school
children were allowed to come out to
view the parade, and many carried
flags.
There was enthusiasm everywhere,
but especially among the crowds on
the sidewalks, and in the windows Of
the 700 block of Broad street, and
above all as the review passed the
Confederate Monument with the bands
ark3
Soldier" was another thrilling sound,
as the martial strains were played by
the bands. This is proposed as the
battle hymn of the Twenty eighth Div
ision.
1t is said that General Lee reviewed
the Confederate army in 1863 when
10000 soldiers passed in review. Yes
terday half that number marched
through the streets. and this is but one
of the thirty-two divisions now in
training in this country, which will
give some idea of the size of the army
being trained by Uncle Sam in the var
ious environments of the country to-
day.
1t was a wonderful sight and the
tramp Of 10000 khaki uniformed boys
of the Twenty eighth Pennsylvania
Division was a sound that will linger
long in the ears of those who heard it,
while the sight of thousands of enlisted
men-many Of them mere bOys-and
officers, all ready to give their lives in
defense of their country, and for the
cause of humanity was a sight to
arouse the patriotism, and thrill the
hearts of every man. woman and child
in Augusta yesterday.
The men got back about noon and
were allowed holiday for the rest Of
the day in honor of the birthday Of
the Father of His Country.