Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-22
CRACK REGIMENT Of
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America" Turning to page 1896 of
the fat little red volume she first told
the world fair that tho Colonel guy
spnothered in decorations and wound
stripes was 'the son OF Judge Monroe
Leland and Jane (Pclton) Hayward,
his father, NJ. l.. Hayward, having
served CALAMITY in the Fifth Now
York Cavalry In the civil war, then
wont to Nebraska, where for many
years Col. Hayward's father was a
circuit Judge and finally was elected
TO the United States Senate from
Nebrasl1a''
<'1f you reporters want to know
all the details about the Colonel OF
this Negro regiment" screamed tho
Salvation Army lassic above the up
roar, 'listcn while | read slowly from
who's Who. It's your only chance
boys, in excitement like this to get
the real dope on him. Listen:
"lIayward, Bill'-I mean Wil'iam.
Lawyer. Born Nebraska Citv-whorc
ever that is--April 20, 1877; grad.
Nebraska City High School, 1898:
studied Munich. Germany (prolongcd
hisscs), 1867; LII. B., u. OF Neb
1897; married Sara (chccrs, Coo
(chccrs) ireland (chccrs) Of Nebras
ka City, March 25, 1901. Capt Cd
Nch. inf. Mob. n. G., in Spanish Awcr
lean War. Col. 81. Inf Ncb. n. G 1898;
county Judge Otoe county, Ncb. 1901
-02 (dcclined second tcrm). Chmn.
Rep. state Central Com, 1907-9;
Sec. Ron. Ma. Com, 1908 10. Tray
elcd around the world, 1910-11. Mem
law firm Wing and Russell, New
York, May |, 1911-12: asst. dist.
atty. N. Y, 1914; managed Charles
S. Whitman's campaign for Gov n.
Y; pub. service commr. LIST Dist. N.
Y. for term 1915 90 hut resigned,
Jan. I, 1918. Commd. Col Cap
p'ausc) 18th Cloud chcors) colorcd
Inf. ChyStCrical chccring) I'M"
CALL FOR HENRY JOHNSON.
ooh, shut up and listen." cried
Emile OF the Salvation. ut says
further that Col Hayward ia u NOM
Der OF the Union League"
"llcnry Johnson! Whore in hell Is
Scrgt. Henry JOhnson?" hollcred
Col. Hayward sticking his chin above
his decorations and the noise or bands
and cheer and looking over the faces
OF his devoted black followers. Ills
ten. reporters, I'm just dub. Col
oncls don't get a chance to do any
thing. But we have one black boy
In this regiment Tamcd Henry John
son, who is the whole war. HENRY
JOHNSON--C'MERE!"
Henry Johnson came here. Henry
was an understood lad, about the
height of Napoleon merely, and black
whore he wasn't white eyed and
swathcd with lumpy and wrinlilcd
1h2ki. He parted a rifle with n
wicked looking foresight. The mud
OF Francc WAS on his generous boots
Also the rest Of Henry was covered
with the ribbons Of the Croix de
Gucrrc with palm--which meant, In
Henry's case, that everything he had
done had been read before every
French diViSion--tho cuishol
Service Cross and some other dccora
ton which in the excitement Of the
moment couldn't hear its name spoll-
eli.
Why Bill Hayward should make so
much fuss over Henry Johnson was
not evident at first blush, in as much
as Henry while bashfnlly coming for
ward had to press through n crowd
to take them at random-which in
cluded Ma Tor Arthur Little, com
maNder of the First Battalion Of Col
Bill Hayward's regiment. Mai or Lit
tie wearing a Croix de Gucrre, with
the army citation (palm), the corps
citation (~old starr and the division
citation (Si'Ver star)---in other words
the first. second and third (highcst)
citatiors Of the f"ht that &C with
the War Cross Of France.
MANY HEROES IN TIIRONG.
And while pressing forward Ser
geant Henry Johnson also clinked
a""i"~t N~inr Lor;'lnrd Spencer OF
Bill Hayward's regiment, who was
invalidod home almost three months
ago. but still had to hobble to the
West Fiftv fifth street pier on crutch
es yesterday. the Distinguished Sol
vice Cross dangling from Ma ior Sper
GERS tunic. And there were Capt
Seth Is. MacClinton OF Btu Hnv
wards regiment-the Captain also
wearing the Croix de Guerre-an,
rosy checked Lieut.. Eugene Kinniart
who had distinguished himself extra
ordinarily, and, by actual count. one
duskv lad wearing the decoration O.
tho 1,neion OF Honor OF France, two
decorated with the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross end twelve officers ant
privates with the green and roh q
the Croix dc Gucrrc on their breasts
all of these being in the grou,
through which Sergeant Henry hat
to press.
Snr"""nt Henry Johnson come for
ward limping slightly. saluted Col
Bill Hayward and just stood around
go ahead. Sergeant" said Bill
Harvard, proud'y, "Tell 'cm "
The understood Sergeant Hcnr
johnson didn't voice the words, bu
it was evident from his looks TIM