Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02

sent to an Augusta man by . friend In
the losd Infantry will be Of particular
interest at the time Of the visit to Au-
gusta Of the former commander Of the
divisioa-Geaeral Edward=-of whom
the same lad who sent the data wrote:
Every mar in the 18th loves General
Edwards"
1t will be noted that the casualties
as given by this compilation are great
er than those given out from Wash
ington. but as the men compiling this
information were On the spot and tai
all the papers ar first-hand knowledge
of the 26th's situation, il may be relied
upon to be pretty nearly correct.
The record OF the division has been
written time and time again in the
press throughout the world. for no di-
vision had a more glorious n or one
that attracted more attention and ex-
cited more admiration than this. The
brief history of its organization. its
deeds and its present makeup. with its
former beloved commander now visit
ing the relatives of the boys in Maine
and the boys themselves en- the Allan
tic coming home from "cver there"
Organized on August 20. 1917. n
Boston. Mass. from units Of Nation
al Guard states Of New England
and quota Of National Army troops
from Camp Devens, Mass. Trained at
following places:
Division headquarters Boston:
Headquarters Troop. Boston: l01st
Field Signal Battalion. Boston:
Headquarters 51st Inf. Brigade,
Framingham. Mass: 1o1st Infantry.
birmingham. Mass: 102d Infantry,
New Haven. CT; 1921 Machine Gu
Battalion. Framingham. Mass:
Headquarters SD Brigade, Westfield.
Mass: 1o3rd Infantry, Westfield.
Mass: l0t4h Infantry. Westfie,d,
Mass; 1880 Machine Gun Battalion.
Quonset Point. r. l.: 101st Machine
Gun Battalion. Mantle. Ct.
General Officers Commanding the d.
vision While in the States
Division commander. Maj. Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards: 51st Infantry
Brigade, Brig. Gen.. Peter E.. Traub:
SD Inf. Brigade. Brig. Gen. Charles
II. Cole: 5lst F. A. Brigade. Brig.
Gen. William L. Lassiter.
General Officers Commanding the
Division in France
Division commanders. Maj. Cen.
Clarence R. Edwards. until Oct. %,
1918: Maj. Gen. Harry c. Hale, now
commanding: 51st Inf. Brigade, Brig.
Gen. Peter E. Traub. Brig. Gen. Geo.
H. Shelton. commanding: SD
Inf. Brigade. Brig. Gen. L. l.. Dur
fee. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cole. now
commanding: 51st F. A. Brigade.
Brig. Gen. Geo. H. Shelton. Brig.
Gen. William l.. Lassiter. Brig. Gen.
! Dwight F. Aultman. Brig. Gen. Pei
ham D. Glassford. now commanding.
The first troops sailed from Hobo
ken, N. j.. on Sept. z, 1917, and land
ed at ST. Nazaire. France. on SEPT.
p, 1917. The division remained in
training area. with headquarters 1T
Neufchareau. vosges, for about four
months. during which time details
Of troops were engaged in construct
ing hospitals. building telephone
lines. acting as labor attachments.
assisting in organizing sections Ut
service Of supply and otherwise max
ing preparations for the army which
began to arrive after Jan. 1, 1918.
Western Front
North Of Scissors. (brigaded with
French). Chemin Des Danes sector
from Feb. 6. 1918, to March 21. 1918:
1891 T>, Data 80 n~,>~
sector. April 90, 1918, to June %. 1878:
Chateau Thierry. Pas Fini sector,
July 10 to July Is, 1918; St. Mihiel sa-
lent. Rupt and Troyon sector. Sept.
S, 1918. to Oct. s, 1918. Aggregate time
in line. I months and 210 days.
The dates of entry and withdrawal
used above are the dates on which
the command passed to or from The
26th Division. The table does not IN
reality show the exact time which al
units Of this division served in lines.
There were several instances where
regiments and brigades entered the
line several days in advance Of Che
passing of command to the division.
Also. during the nine months ser
vice from Feb. 6. 1918. the division
spent only 10 days in a rest area,
Gust prior to the st. Mihiel often
sive), the balance Of the time being
consumed in moving from M Sec
tor to another, or in support position
awaiting entry into line.
/ Prisoners Captured by the 26th
Eivision
Officers. 81: other ranks. 3Os7: to-
tai, 3149.
German Material Captured by 26th
Division
T%hirty-one pieces of field artillery:
% piece Of trench artillery: 1913 light
and heavy machine guns: $40 rifles.
Casualties Of 26th Officers Division !
france
Officers Men Total
Killed, IS 1862 lao
Wounded severely. 100 1854 3s:4
Wounded slightly. Ill 270s 2s19
Gassed. 113 1850 1866
Missing, 10 213 2S3
Prisoners, 127 1876
Total. AL 1854 1856
Enemy Territory Taken in Battle
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