[History of the American Negro in the Great World War by W. Allison Sweeney]@TWC D-Link book
History of the American Negro in the Great World War

CHAPTER XVI
7/19

We have, besides, the pride of having worked together at a magnificent task, and the pride of bearing on our foreheads the ray of a common grandeur.
VINCENDON.
[Illustration: This is a facsimile reproduction of the original, printed hurriedly near the field of battle and also translated hurriedly without eliminating errors.

Corrected on page 155.] To the 370th belongs the honor of the absolutely last engagement of the war.

An objective had been set for the regiment on the morning of November 11th.

General Vincendon heard of the hour at which hostilities were to end and sent an order to the regiment to shorten its objective.
The order failed to arrive in time and ten minutes after the fighting was over Lieut.

Colonel Duncan led the third battalion over the German line and captured a train of fifty wagons.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books