. 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. s rolling stock and ani-mals. On the 22 nd it began to moveto the training area at Doulaincourt,where it was motorized. By thistransaction the two light regimentsbecame well horsed. On October 23 the brigade wasjoined by the Eleventh Field Artil-lery (155 mm. motorized) ColonelW. G. Peace, commanding. Thebrigade then went back into the line,returning to a familiar sector—thearea north of Gesnes. It was stillin the Fifth Army
. 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. s rolling stock and ani-mals. On the 22 nd it began to moveto the training area at Doulaincourt,where it was motorized. By thistransaction the two light regimentsbecame well horsed. On October 23 the brigade wasjoined by the Eleventh Field Artil-lery (155 mm. motorized) ColonelW. G. Peace, commanding. Thebrigade then went back into the line,returning to a familiar sector—thearea north of Gesnes. It was stillin the Fifth Army Corps, but thistime in support of the Eighty-ninthDivision. The brigade post of com-mand was established in Gesnes, thetown where Lieutenant Johns had been killed. This town had been aban-doned and subsequently had been retaken by the Thirty-second Divisionsupported by the Fifty-eighth Brigade. North of Gesnes and northwest ofRomagne the artillery regiments were placed in the well defiladed woodedvalleys of the great Kriemhilde Stellung. The enemy had organized the ON A WALL IN GESNES A German war loan poster, designed to stimulati feeling against Great ^j/rr^
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