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THE COMPANY DIVIDED.enoo .Men of Former Statesville Company Assigned to Many Commands — Some Go to France Soon.ITTiCorporal Frank Neill, 5th company, 115th Machine Gun Battalion, returned yesterday to Camp Sevier Greenville, after a few days at.home. From Corporal Neill The Landmarklearned of the disposition of thd Statesville company, known locally as the Iredell Blues and officially asCompany E, First North Carolinaregiment, when it went to Camp Sevier.Soon after going to camp the Statesville company became the Thirteenth company, Fourth Training Battalion, 55f:h Depot Brigade.Aside, from the change of name and the transfer of a few of the pien to other commands, the Statesvillecompany was unchanged until recently, when the Depot Brigade was abolished and the companies composing it divided up among other y | commands.Forty members of the formerStatesville company are now members of the 5th company, 115th Machine Gun Battalion. Lieuts. Mills-] | and Turner of the former Statesville company, are also with this machine gun battalion; and Major W. R. Robertson, who was with the now extinct First North Carolina regiment, is the major. Fifty-two select men from North Carolina, some of them from Iredell, are also in this machine gun battalion. They were sent first to Camp Jackson and transferred to Camp Sevier.Seventy - eight members of the former ‘Statesville company are members of the 105th Ammunition Train — Casion Train, it is called; and nine sergeants who were with the Statesville company are with the 114th Field Artillery. Seven corporals from the Statesville company were transferred to the Second North Carolina regiment soon after going to Camp Sevier.Capt. Westmoreland of the Statesville company is attached jto the 119th infantry. He is expected to go to France soon and it is understood that First Sergeant Chester Kilpatrick, Supply Sergeant Gratz Millsaps, and Mess Sergeant John D. Troutman of Capt. Westmoreland's old command, will go with him to France. Lieut. Mills also wants to go. Just when Capt. Westmoreland will be sent and who will, go with him is of course not posi-tively kndwn.Col, J. T. Gardner and Lieut. Col. R. L. Flanigan of the defunct First North Carolina regiment, and Major Robertson, now of the machine gun battalion, are also booked for France, it is understood. Col. Gardner and Lieut. Col. Flanigan, whose command was abolished, are temporarily attached to infantry commands, awaiting orders.The 105th Engineers, which contains a part of the former First North Carolina regiment, including the regimental band, was under orders to leave Greenville last Saturday for an unknown destination. It is supposed the Engineers will soon be sent to France. Capt. (Dr.) R. A. Campbell of, Statesville is with this command. Chas, LeGette of Taylorsville, who was with the Statesville company, is now with the 105th Engineers and is a corporal. Frank Doris and Demps Brown of Statesville are members of the band.thlaSIinlelt;to9713TIastaglt;coinasOil2140altinycthfw93VIIvv.thlam4.Ifuc$7atatvtViycViViatat$friCilaatV(atstfi:11mm$5latiibitc 8*ya: tia$Measles is prevalent at Camp Sevier. Numerous soldiers have been attacked and many are in Quarantine., The tents have been planked, provided with stoves and -made comfortable for the cold weather. The •amp is in good condition and. the men are well fed.$■rCo9DCDVtfa‘k1V'bTysinoIt4VOf course the home people regret the abolition of the Statesville company. Sentiment attached to the name, but far greater than the vhange of name is the regret for the division of the men among separate commands, separation from those :hey knew and who came from the same county. But this is one of the fortunes of war; and wherever they are assigned and under whatever name, the folks “hack home” expect rho men from Iredell to make good.3;a$v1uaav*.. h ) I
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Statesville Landmark
Statesville, North Carolina, US
Fri, Nov 16, 1917
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