The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-18

and on Sept. 7, 1917, left the battery
to report to his new organization, at
Washington, ID. c., his place was fill
ed by the transfer OF Lieut.. John Wes-
ley Gaines from Battery e. LIST Tenn.
f. A.
Training.
At the place of redezyous, Columbia,
Tenn. the organization began work
. on the 26th Of July. The men being
instructed first in the school Of the
soldier with Lieut. Dunlop as princi-
pal instructor. Several of the enlist
ed personnel proved to be of some as
I sistance here, as some of them had re-
!. ceived previous military training at
. schools, and a few by former enlist
ments in the army and National Guard
J As some of the men showed signs OF
advancement above the others they
: were taken from their respective
!: squads and appointed temporary cor
|: porals From time these were usurp-
: ed and put back in ranks by other
!. men who showed greater aptitude
: OF learning
The greater part of the work devolv-
!: ed upon Lieut.. Dunlop, he being a
!: graduate of Culver Military Academy,
I: but the other officers had their share
. of the work of whipping into shape
! one of the best batteries in the regi-
ment Lieut.. Dunlop was mainly re-
sponsible for the physical and soldier
/ " appearance OF the men, as the phys
!: ical drills and exercises were conduct
:: cd solely by him.
|! From the school of soldier the
, organization went into the work of
the School of the squad" the SER
geants, appointed temporary but later
1 confirmed by the commanding officer,
|: assisted in this new line of work. The
I: squads were formed and drilled under
! their direct supervision, the entire bat
D terry being present at these drills.
s Later the squads would consolidate
|: and form platoons under the command
I: of an officer or one of the able SER
1: geants. After few hours of this kind
d Of work, the entire battery would be
q formed under the command Of one of
his lieutenants, and then put through
y some of the movements of the "School
y of the company"
4: Non-commissioned officers school
4: was held daily, conducted by Lieut..
q Dunlop assisted by the other officers.
Y The work taken up at this hour was
4: principally the duties and responsible
"a tiles of on-commissioned officers. All
Y questions Of doubt arising on the drill
: fields were taken up and explained;
s new movements to be given the bat
q terry on the following day were. also
I: explained # ii &52
4: The advancement at this time was
u slow, as about 80 per cent Of the men
Y had never before experienced army
y work. There was also a lack of incen.
4 tive as the men were working in their
n civilian clothes, and as everyone
x: knows the first requirement of sol.
4: der is his uniform. Our first issue OF
Y uniforms was received on August 8
y 1917, after receiving these uniforms
y the men took newer interest in
3 the work of making themselves into
\: soldiers. I b{ !g#
(: In the parades that were given from
\: time to time in the town of Columbia
Y he men made creditable appear
\ ance, although they had only been in
D training very short time
a The method of training enumerated
4: above was continued until the organi-
X: cation left its place OF rendezvous for
y the training camp at Greenviile, S. c.,
Y together with the headquarters Co.,
= Supply Co., Batteries A, D and E.
: This organization arrived at Camp Sc
e vier or Greenville, S. c., on the morn
E ing of Sept II at a. m, proceeding
4: at once to its regimental area. From
q that time until it sailed for overseas
q service it went through most siren
: nous period of military training.
y The work that followed at Camp Sc
Y vier, was really the foundation work,
I: upon which eventually built very ef-
I: ficient organization This organization
1: contributed its part, as it has before
. and has since toward accomplishing
- the mission for which it was organic
ed. The work at first could hardly
be called soldering, but as we 20 fur
Their along it can be readily seen that
without this kind Of training we would
, have been of very little use in help
ng to-bring to successful end one
Of the greatest and most vicious of