History of the American Negro in the Great World War - His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including - a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars - of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the - Indian Wars on the Fro by William Allison Sweeney
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REFLECTIONS--CASUALTIES CONSIDERED
CHAPTER XXI. THE LONG, LONG TRAIL. OPERATIONS OF 368TH INFANTRY--NEGROES FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND AND SOUTH--IN ARGONNE HELL--DEFEAT IRON CROSS VETERANS--VALIANT PERSONAL EXPLOITS--LIEUTENANT ROBERT CAMPBELL--PRIVATE JOHN BAKER--OPERATIONS OF 367TH INFANTRY--"MOSS'S BUFFALOES"--365TH AND 366TH REGIMENTS--THE GREAT DIVIDE--THEIR SOULS ARE MARCHING ON--PRAISED BY PERSHING--SOME CITATIONS Chapter XXII. Glory That Wont Come Off. 167th First Negro Artillery Brigade--"Like Veterans" said Pershing--First Artillery to be Motorized--Record by Dates--Selected for Lorraine Campaign--Best Educated Negroes in American Forces--Always Stood by Their Guns--Chaplain's Estimate--Left Splendid Impression--Testimony of French Mayors--Christian Behavior--Soldierly Qualities Chapter XXIII. Nor Storied Urn, Nor Mounting Shaft. Glory not all Spectacular--Brave Forces Behind the Lines--325th Field Signal Battalion--Composed of Young Negroes--See Real Fighting--Suffer Casualties--An Exciting Incident--Colored Signal Battalion a Success--Ralph Tyler's Stories--Burial of Negro Soldier at Sea--More Incidents of Negro Valor--A Word from Charles M. Schwab Chapter XXIV. Those Who Never Will Return. A Study of War--Its Compensations and Benefits--Its Ravages and |
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