Sidney D. Light's WWI Diary, Postcards & Letters, 329th Battery Book Accounts

War Diary of the First Battalion

        1st Battalion arrived from Lagney November 1. Bivouacked at Lagney at 4:30 p.mp, arriving at 10:13.  Weather was cloudy; roads and health good---camp poor.  Rations for five days---forage for five days; 25 officers and 618 men.  On November 2 left Bois de Mort Mare at 6 p.m. for position north of Thiaucourt, arriving 12:08. Batteries A, C, and H.  Q. remained in woods awaiting orders.  Weather cloudy.  November 3, H. Q. Det. left Bois de Mort Mare for post of command east of Thiaucourt at 5 p.m., arriving 10 p.m.  Rain.  Batteries A, B and C did not change positions.  November 4,  Batteries A and C left Bois de Mort Mare for Bouillionville at 5 p.m., arriving at 9.

       H.Q. Det. and Battery D did not change positions. Battery echelon located and occupied in Bouillionville.  Weather good. Camp good. November 5, weather good. No change in position. November 6, Batteries A and C left Bouillionville for Thiaucourt at 5 p.m., arriving at 1 a.m.  Weather good. Camp poor.  November 7, weather fair. Camp poor. Roads muddy. November 8, Battery B moved from north of Thiaucourt to northwest of same. Left 1:30, arrived 7:30 p.m. Weather rainy. Roads muddy. Camp poor.  November 9, Battery P.C. moved north of Thiaucourt into same, arriving 10:30 a.m..  Weather fair. Roads muddy. Camp good.  November 10, no change.  November 11, no change (except in the war).  November 12, 1st Battalion from position at Thiaucourt to Bouillionville, leaving at 11:30 and arriving at 1:30 a.m. Weather fair.  November 13, with regiment again. Bouillionville to Pont-a-Mousson. Left 9 a.m., arriving at 4 p.m. Weather cloudy. Roads muddy. Health good. Camp poor.  Billets at Pont-a-Mouzzon. Good billets.