. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. A VIEW OF BANTHEVILLE The 124th Field Artillery Colonel Horatio B. Hackett, EditorBy Captain Robert J. Casey HE 124th Field Artillery had its beginning inJune, 1917, when the patriotic citizens ofEast St. Louis undertook to raise a regimentof infantry for service with the Illinois Na-tional Guard. Recruiting was rapid and theaccomplishment of the task was in sightwhen the Governor announced a more press-ing need for the comp
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. A VIEW OF BANTHEVILLE The 124th Field Artillery Colonel Horatio B. Hackett, EditorBy Captain Robert J. Casey HE 124th Field Artillery had its beginning inJune, 1917, when the patriotic citizens ofEast St. Louis undertook to raise a regimentof infantry for service with the Illinois Na-tional Guard. Recruiting was rapid and theaccomplishment of the task was in sightwhen the Governor announced a more press-ing need for the completion of the statesartillery brigade. Thereupon the unnamedinfantry regiment became the Third IllinoisField Artillery. It was brought to strengthalmost immediately by the addition of threetroops from the old First Illinois Gordon Strong was placed at thehead of the new regiment and Lieutenant Colonel Horatio B. Hackett wasappointed second in command. It would be difficult to imagine a less military organization than thatwhich was mobilized at Springfield and inducted into the federal service earlyin August. None of the East St. Louis battalion had
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