Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-22
LETTERS FROM COMRADES.
Telling of Woundiag Of Sergeant Car
son Guthrie, in France,

Following are two letters received
by Assistant Cashier W. l.. Guthrie
touching the death of his brother
Sergeant Carson Guthrie, killed II
action in France September q, at the
beginning of the great drive that broke
the famous Hindenbuzg line. Wnlle
the young man himself was not known
to many IN this county, having made
his home in Livingston, W. l.. Guthrie
is so well known and enjoys the friend
ship of 80 many over the county that
the letters will be eagerly read. Fur
thermore, the letters are so well writ
ten as to prove of more than passing
interest:
With the A. K. F., December 2. 1918.
Mr.. w. l.. Guthrie,
Crossville, Tennessee.
Dear Will: l certainly was very
much SURPRISED when | received your
letter yesterday and learned Of Car
sons death. We had not been notified
of his death, altho | had written re-
peateuly to the different divisions that
we supported during the battles around
Montfaucon and Ia the Argonne forest.
l had received only one reply that he
had been sent back to the Third eQac-
uatlen hospital with a slight scalp
wound and this is all we have ever
been able to find out.
Captain Donelson, our Captain, has
also written quite a number of letters
in effort to find out something about
him. | will use every effort to try to
learn what hospital ne was IN when he
died.
Twas not with him when he was
wounded. 1t was on the morning OF
Septe mber 9th, about four clock.
We had been Ia position about mile
south east Of Avcncourt. south of the
Argonne forest and about five males
south of Montfaucon. Of course you
read of the hard lighting we did here.
We had fired several hours in this po-
sition and receives orders to move up
to another position and as all OF onr
battery doesn't meye with the guns |
they were left back near this position.
and as Carson was First Sergeant of
the Battery proper, il was his duty TO
stay back with the Pattery and look
after the details for the supplies, ra-
tions and ammuaitlon.
Twas Ejrst Sergeant of the Firing
Battery and was with Them. We had
started to move up and when we had
gone about a mile ] heare the Germans
begin sheli.ng the woods where the
camp was. | had to senG Corporal
back to camp with a message and when
he returned to- the Battery he told US
Isharo and Alenzo Smith had been kill
ed and Sergt. Guthrie wounded, but
said that he did not think it was serl- S
Gus as he bad walked around anC had :
moved the men al to a safer position. l
Net until he had seen every man in t
zone of comparative safety would he a
even stop for his head to be bandaged. |
Then Sergeant Kleeman, who was I
with him, did what he could to get an b
but could find none and he q
stopped an officer s car and they took
him back to the dressing station. a
From there he was sent back to the v
Field Hospital and that was the last .
trace we had of his whereabouts, but s.
he would not let the car leave until he "
had given instructions about the care L
of the men. o
Carson was a soldier vino always u
looked after the carrying ont of orders ,
AMI the welfare of men, regardless of 81
personal danger or comfort. He was
4 soldier for any fan lily to be proud of, II
10 was brave, courageous and was al y
ways conscientious in the performance q
If bis duty and was never known to n
'hirk anything, no matter how dis l
agreeable. don't think there has -
oeen day since he was wounded that
Iuite number of the boys did not in
luire of me if had heard anything of
,ergt. Guthrie, and yesterday when
old them of your Letter, it seemed to
asst gloom over the entire Battery a
or the whole day. to
Altho know it is very sad indeed, ey
or you all, yet there is one consolation TO
he gave his life that the world may n n
e safe place to live in.
was slightly wounded two days fo
tier but It was only q slight one on du