Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02

phone inemen, runners, messenger
stenographers, etc, attached to Regi.
mental Headquarters and clear the
way up to our last post of command
which was farmhouse off the line of
advance of our troops. A P. c,
| Command Post) is a place designat-
ed in advance where between certain
hours the commanding officer is 10
be. Messages adding to or changing
orders are sent to such places from
the rear. The battalions connect with
it by a chain of runners, and so we
have communication with both front
| and rear. Whenever a p. c., is to
be at the same place several hours or
| over night a complete telephone sys-
TEN with both front and rear is n
stalled.
The 18th of October Gen. huffman
formerly Col. of the 356th) asked
General Headquarters to have an
other officer and me transferred to
him. The order was issued, but when
it arrived Col. Allen sent it back with
request that it be revoked. 1t came
and went several times until Nov.
18th, when l got a telegram from
Army Headquarters, directing me to
report to Gen. huffman at once, and
so Pm here now. As I've already told
you, he gave me Majors job (Erl-
gade Adjutant,) SO it was in way
an advancement for me, and had the
war not ended, thus putting an end to
promotions, / would have been made
Major. As it has turned out, can't
help wishing were with the etold regi-
ment with which l spent the stormy
days. Col. Allen is holding my old
job open in the hope that I'll get back.
The only chance is that Gen. huffman
may be sent to the 89th. Gen. Winn,
who has had the seth since General
Wright went to the 1st Corps Nov
14th, has asked for Gen. huffman as
a Brigade Commanding. The General
wants to go and will take me with
him, but there's no telling whether
General Headquarters will grant the
request.
l guess I've told you the whole
story. I wouldn't take anything for
what I've been through and the feel
ing of satisfaction over having played
my part, hope, well. But wouldn't
want to go through any part of it
again and I'm as anxious to get home
as one could be.
| think the most deserving troops
(the Army of Occupation) will proh-
ably start home soon after peace is
signed. This Division should follow
soon after
l know that both of you are glad
it's over and l am safe, and will Re
glad to see me finally out of it.
You have no doubt heard of Joe
Lamy's wound, received Nov. 3rd. I 4
hadn't heard from him Up to the time !
| left, but I'm sure he'll soon be all
right. / understand it was a slight,
as wounds in this war go, wound m |
his foot. He will probably be sent
home as soon as he is able to travel |
If it would get me home right quick
could almost wish l were wounded.
| guess / was fortunate anyway. l |
think there were less than ten officers |
who were with the regiment every day |
and night from the day we went into
the st. Mihiel fight until we finished |
on Nov. 11th believe there were just
four out of several hundred that were
with us at different times. l was one
of the four. / don't mean all the rest
were killed or wounded, though good
nSny weHe. Some became sick from
the cold and wet and hardsh:ps, Others
vent to schools, others failed to make
good and were sent back to S. o. S.,
and still others, a few only am glad
to say showed yellow and quit cold
when the going got hard and the gaf
was hard Can you blame me fer
having feeling of satisfaction?
This, then, is my Christmas letter
to you. I hope it will bring the cheer
and glad tidings that is supposed to
come with Xmas. And I hope we all
have a happy and prosperous new
year.
Your boy,
TVNIN