. 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. illery officers attached to the central department, until the regiment was called into federal service. Thus, in a measure, the regiment in its early stages as field artillery was self-educated, and the training which it received at that time facilitated its progress under the United States and French army artillery instructors assigned to it later in the trainingcamp at Houston. By the detailingof officers and noncommission
. 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. illery officers attached to the central department, until the regiment was called into federal service. Thus, in a measure, the regiment in its early stages as field artillery was self-educated, and the training which it received at that time facilitated its progress under the United States and French army artillery instructors assigned to it later in the trainingcamp at Houston. By the detailingof officers and noncommissioned of-ficers to the established field artil-lery schools a comprehensive graspof the subject was soon had, andsteady improvement was shown asa result of unceasing theoreticaland practical instruction whichcontinued up to the very day ofthe regiments departure for thefront. The reorganization of the regi-ment created a surplus of personnelunder the existing table of organi-zation for field artillery, andTroops B, D and G, stationed atUrbana, Springfield and Peoria,respectively, were made the nu-cleus of Illinois third regiment offield artillery, later designated the. LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK 542 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR 124th Field Artillery. In addition, more than 200 enlisted men were sentto training camps and later commissioned in the National Army. Pursuant to the call of the President the regiment was ordered into theservice of the United States on July 25, 1917. Camp was established inStreeterville, opposite the regiments new armory, then in course of con-struction at East Chicago Avenue and Lake Shore Drive. Unable to pro-cure artillery equipment, the transformed troopers constructed makeshiftgun carriages and caissons of sheet iron, mounted on the running gear ofwagons, and used these for drill. There were available about 200 cavalryhorses. On August 16 Battery A, under command of Captain Joseph W. Mattes,entrained for Houston to prepare a section of Camp L
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