Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-26
aoTH's CASUALTIES 40 PR. CT.
Interesting Information In Letter to
Adjutnnt Moore.

cording to letter from Major J,
SEapter Caldwell, formerly Assist
ant Adjutant General Of South Caro-
lima, TO w. ". Moore, the Adtutant
General, received several days ago.
Mo jor Caldwell is the adjutant of
! lie "Old Hickory Division" The
Thirticth Division was stationed at
iallou, France, on January 13, the
date the letter was written The let
ter, which is full Of interesting Cos
sip relative to the division and the
officers, said that Col. McCully, who
| trained the llSth Infantry (the old
fantry) at Camp Sewer, Greenville,
and who was relieved of his COM
mand in Belgium, is again in COM
mand of the regiment. The letter
follows in part:
headquarters Thirtieth american
Division,
'Ballou, France, Jan. 13, 1919.
My Dear Gen. Moore: Your let
ter OF December II reached me to-
day. note that you estimate the
casualties Of the Thirtieth Division
at 27 per cent. The casualties were
! bout 40 per cent, for there were
more than 1923 as stated by the
News and Courier, and there were
CAly $4,000 men Of the Thirtieth Di-
vision fighting with the Fourth Brit
ish army. The Fifty-sixth Field Ar
tlllery Brigade (three regiments),
,hc 1O5th supply train, the 1O5th
ammunition train and the mobile re-
pair shop, upon arrival overseas,
were sent to the southeastern part
Of France to train with the French
| i5's and 1855. In October the ar
til'ery and ammunition trains were
| attached to various divisions operat-
ing in the st. Mihiel section. They
mover did rejoir this division. The
lU3th supply train never got in any
| light, being used, part at Bordeaux
! and part for convoy duty elsewhere
| The supply train has just recently
| joined this division and the units
| will join in few days, to return
with the division to America
Orders have been received that
no officers Of the adjutant generals
department will be mustered out
with their divisions, but will be
Kept for service at rehabilitation
camps to assist in mastering out the
returning troops | have asked to
10 kent over here and sent to the
army of occupation in Germany, but
| as have not requested a commits
sion in the regular army, do not
Know whether my request will be
granted Yesterday 1876 officers of
| 'his division, who want regular army
| commissions, were transferred to the
!hird Division. Third Army, in Ger
many, and an equal number of
officers from the Third Division have
been ordered to duty with the Thir-
tieth.
"The 11Sth Infantry (Old South
Carollna), has had various colonels.
McCully was relieved in Belgium
ara was succeeded by Col. Wolfe, a
r"enlar, VINO commended tho rcgi-
! rN9nt az during the great UinGcn-
! burg b tiles. CO. Wolfe w2, ~
/ ii"vcd ~ November or early Der.m.
, Ncr ard sen. 10 !urIiCa al n, own
request. Lieut.. Col. Hartigan, an
other regular, was then assigned to
| command. 4 couple Of weeks ngo
e was succeeded by Col. Ncnly. who
was transferred from an Arizonia
regiment, in the 10th division. A
few days ago Col. McCully drove ND
in an automobile and asked Gen.
lewis to request his assignment
back TO his old regiment. as he de-
sired TO go back to America with
that regiment. The result was that
McCully has been sent back here
and is once more In command OF
;he 18th Infantry.
Workman IS major in the 18th.
| having succeeded Mahon, who was
badly wounded McFadden and
Gillespie are both majors in the
liSth. having won their promotion
by gallantry in battle. Col Springs
has made more than good He has
oeen acting division quartermaster
and also acting general. Capt.
Meyer formerly adjutant of the old
Second South Carolina) was am
munition officer and assistant gener-
al and has made good record.
Capt. Porcher formerly commander
Of the Charleston Light Dragons,
now the division Headquarters
troop. is now commanding Compa-
ny A, 18th Machine Gun Battalion.
Cantey is in command Of the 114th
Machine Gun Battalion and made
splendid record. Major Brailsford
is with the 10th Infantry, North
Carolina outfit. Major O'Driscoll, I
believe, is with the 1O5th ammuni-
ton train, which has not been with
It's in France.
Lieut.. Col. Lewis (of the old
FIRST South Caroiina), is attending
school for field artillery officers
lie made an excellent record at Camp
SEWER. but do not know what he
did over here. At last accounts
Major Marchant was in command Of |
the ammunition train. Major Silcox
having been sent TO the S. O. S. for
other duties. Capt. Beatty is adju-
tant OF the 11Sth Infantry, Capt. |
'ylcs having been killed at Bohain. |
capt. Pete Iludgcns was wounded |