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Sidney Everett Kornegay
Sidney Everett Kornegy was born on November 22, 1894. Born near Malone in Hill County, Texas. Served in the Marine Corps till he was killed in battle on November 1, 1918. -
WWI Starts
After Franz Ferdinard was assassinated, war begins in Europe. Franz Ferdinard went to visit Bosian (The capital of Sarajevo) were he and his wife were assassinated. They were assassinated by Gavrillo Princip with a group called the "Black Hand." -
Alliances
The Austro-Hungarian government blamed Serbia for the attack and decided it was time to destroy them. Knowing that an attack on Serbia might trigger a war with Russia, the Austrians asked their German allies for support. The Serbian government counted on Russia to back them up, and Russia counted on France. -
Animals at War
Animals were used in WWI and never again repeated. Horses, mules, dogs, camels, and pigeons all played roles and many more animals as well in WWI. Around 8 million horses were killed during the four years of warfare. -
Animals at War
Dogs were used as messangers, sentries, rescuers, and small beasts of burden. Pigeons acted as messenger carriers. Mules and camels were put to use in various war theatres. -
War at Sea
Battleships clashed with eachother from the Indian Ocean to the North Sea. Competing for control of colonial territory and home ports. New technologies were invented such as submarines warfare, camouflaged hulls, and massive water-borne aircraft carriers. -
Aerial Warfare
Airplanes, kites, tethered balloons, and zeppelins were used to observe and attack enemies from above. Before 1918 pilots would fly off with only a pistol or nothing at all. In 1918 fighter planes, and massive bombers were in use, armed with multiple machine guns. -
United States declares War
What started The United States to get involved was a German official (Arthur Zimmerman) sent a telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico. Britain intercepted the telegram; news was spread to America, and that is when U.S. decided to have a war. Between February 3rd and March 21st German U-boats sank 6 American ships. -
Sidney Everett Kornegay
Sidney Everett Kornegay was not married and did not have any kids. Kornegay served as a pastor for a short time in Texas. Kornegay wanted to serve another year in the Church but was called away and sent to Camp Bowie. Even though Camp Bowie was still in Texas he did not have time to serve as a pastor. -
Building the Military
In 1917, the U.S. army and National Guard put together had more than 300,000 troops. Many men volunteered after war was declared but many more was needed. The Selective Act required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the draft. African Americans and women also joined the war. -
Sidney Everett Kornegay
Sidney wrote a lot of letters to his mom. Talking to her about his time in Parris Island, and how he misses everyone. He also talks to her how he was in the hospital during his training because he got sick. -
Technology
By the end of the war, rapid-fire guns, aerial bombardment, armored vehicle attacks, and chemical weapon deployments were commonplace. Massive explosions shells tha could go 20 miles away and machine guns that could spat out bullets like fire hoses. Telephones and heliographs let them speak across vast distances. -
Sidney Everett Kornegay
Sidney Everett Kornegay also wrote about his travels to his father. In a letter he told his father that on the ship he was on he was very bored and there was nothing really to do. Sidney said he loved the evenings and the early mornings because he could watch the waves roll up against the boat. He also talked about the weather saying that there were no storms. -
The War Ends
In October 1918, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia declared independence. Early November governments of Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empire surrendered to the allies. November 9th German became a republic. November 11th they signed an armistice (truce) to stop fighting. -
Sidney Everett Kornegay
Sidney Everett Kornegay died on October 17, 1918. On his last letter to his mother he talked about how he was fine and healthy. Kornegay talked about how happy he was, and how he was having fun. Kornegay also talked how he played cards, and other games during his free time.
