...connection. The next day he left for France. Part IV Back to France The Clarion to Combat The combat deepens. On ye brave, Who rush to glory or the grave! Wave,...thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry! —Thomas Campbell, Hohenlinden The convoy left American shores on the third week of January 1918,...

...quotation is from the last stanza of the poem "Hohenlinden" by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844): "Few, few shall part where many meet! / The snow shall...beneath their feet / Shall be a soldier's sepulchre." p. 77, line 21 Thompson's regiment: William Thomson, a member of the Provincial Congress from the Orangeburg...

...homes with their presence. Few, few will part where many meet, The grave shall be their winding sheet; And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. The ladies presented the companies and regiments with flags, and the usual ceremonies on such occasions...