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(Kith Co., r>th Regt., U. S. Marines,
A. E. F, Feb. 21, 1?19.
Dear sister:
It's been a long time since 1 heard
'from you or home. I am in Wulfen-1
, acker, Germany now, about 30 kilos
out from Coblcnz. on the Rhine. I
went back to the hospital with illness'
the ilay the armistice was signed and
came hack to the company about the
middle of January. I am feeling line
now, but mighty unxious to hear from
home und you.
Please excuse short letter I've writ?
ten so much without nn answer that
I've lost interest in writing. You
know how anxious I am to hear all
the news about your health and how
you ure getting along with the farm?
ing. I'm promise to write a long let?
ter the next time if 1 get on answer
to this.
Your loving brother,
PRVT. T. R. HARRISON.
To Mrs. Ida Linkous, Whiteford, Md.
Harry Humphrey Shell-Shocked and'
Gassed. <
The following letter is a copy of
one written by Harry A. Humphrey to
his cousin, James W. Howery and
tells of the writer being shell shock?
ed and also gassed.
Bullinnany, France, Jan. 27.
Dear Cousin:
I have been thinking of writing to
you for sometime. Well, I have been
in some close places since I have
been over here. I wan in the front'
line trenches twenty-seven days and
wont over the top five times. IJuc
we had to retreat the last time?the
Dutch got too hot for us. That was
the evening before the armistice was
signed, and if you believe mo it was
Rome barrage going over, and the
Dutch were sending one bnck nt us
too. There was one shell fell In fivo
feet of me and kinder shell shocked
me and also I got a little whiff of gas
with it, if you believe me that rare
doca got a fellow's nerves. I have
been up where Tom has been. I think
the Eightieth division is still on the.
Rhine river. I do not know whether
I will get to come home before he
docs or not. I think I will. Listen,
I am with the M. P. now. Wo sure do
get beer and wine to drink nnd lots
of good looking women for a fellow
to lose his heart to. I am on 'duty
four hours out of the twenty-four.
There are eleven of us stay togeth?
er. Well, T think I will be at home by
the fifteenth of March. We nre go
inc; to the seaport the fifth of Feb?
ruary to get ready to sail. There
has not been muoh cold weather over
' here until now. Thoro is a snow 3
I inches deep on the ground at prcs
ent. We httvu two stoves ?i ui.r bu
lot, and lots 01 gus>u cuolhing. it tail?
ing you tue bet of iuck.
lioping 10 get to see you shortly,
ami leu ail thv news.
tour cousin, 11. A. il.
10 Mrs. j. u. Farmer, North -u..i.
weu, Virginia.
A. E. F., i<cb. i. 1910. i
Dear father ana uiotnei:
1 will try und answer your most1
kind and Highly appreciated letter
jusi le.eiveu. Worus cuniiot express
now gittu 1 was lo hear troin you ail
again, and to kiiow that you all ate
Still weil. We gei nisi of milling now.
und have lots of games. We play 1
loot ball r.tui numbers of other gomes
but that does not sutisfy me as well1
as coming home would, out just now
1 do not see any chance ol coming
Home tor sometime. 1 a instill at An?
glers and do not know when 1 will
get to leave this God-forsaKcn town,
i am tired ami worried out in this lu?
lle town. Most all of the houses are
covered witli Hat rocks. There are a
few covered with tile ami all of thorn
are built of rocks some four or live
hundred years old. It would he some
scene for some in the states, hut as
1 am m l1 ranee it docs not interest
pie.
I signed the pay-root for the lust
time today in lue months. I wdl get
a pay day ill about two weeks linn i
think 1 can send home about $100,
which you can use if you need u.
From your loving son,
JAMES i. W11...o.s.
Feb. 12, inlu.
Dear father ami mother:
'i bis leaves me stillwcll. We sen.
are having some beautiful weather,
today seems like a summer day. Rees
Jones is with me now. He lias been
bore for near a week anil is weil und
going on line. He will start buck Sat?
urday. 1 want to go to Dijon, with
him. That, is the second city in size
in France, 1 don't know for sum that
1 will get to n". Well, it is drill time,
I will close, witli love and best wisn
es to all. .). T. W.
TO Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Wilson, In?
dian, Va.
Mr. W. H. Epperson, of PocilllOll
las, has recently received the two fol?
lowing letters from bis son, who is
at Newport N ews, where he recently I
landed from France:
Newport News, March IV.
Dear homcfolks:
1 will today drop you a few lines
lo let you Know 1 am all o. K. Hope
when tili? reaches you all will be wen
and in good shape. I arrived in the
U. S. on the 1 fit It of (Ins months al
Newport Nows. 1 wil leove here fm
Camp l.ee in a few days I think. We
had a very nice time on out voyage
across, was eighteen days on the way
and 1 Rot mighty tired of seeing not
a thing but water. I would like to In
at home now. 1 nncss things have
changed mightily since I left home. 1
expect to be discharged soon. 1 am
in Casual Co. No. 938. 1 would have
written you sooner, but am quaran?
tined ami can't get out. I just slipp?
ed out today to write you. As soon
as I reach Camp Lee will let you
know my nddrcss. Will cloo for this
time, as I am afraid to stay out too
long.
JESSE 1,. EPPEItSON.
Newoplr News, March 18.
Will write you ngllin to let you
know 1 am well ami getting on tine.
Everything is quite different here to
what it was in Franco, and you bet
I am happy to be in tbt; old U. S.
once more. I am lucky to gel back
lo this country, anil will tell you of
my experiences overseas when I get
home. I only lost one linger on my
left band, anil 1 consider thai lucky.
1 wish it was so I could hear from
you all, hut it is of no usu to write
until you hear from me, and 1 give
you an address. W lil write you noon
again. Your son, J. I.. E.
Untier date of February 20th, C.
E. Lawrence, writes his purcnts Mr.
and Mrs. Jus. Lawrence al Norlh
Tuzewcll, from "Somewhere in Ger?
many as follows:
How are you by this lime? Fine,
I hope. 1 um well and hope the same
for you. Am still m Germany, but
guess we will gel relievetl soon and
net out of this country. '1 hey are
talking about getting troops from
the Slates to relieve us. If they do,
it will Uike some lime, one month or
more, to muke the exchange. We are
having a very nice lime, and having
lino weather. We also have shows
every once in a while. We had one
yesterday, here were three American
men mid one womun in il. We have
some good shows made up of soldiers.
Wc have a division horse show, also
have u machine gun squad from each
company of the division on a contest
for a tjtiO.OO prize r.i.d a 16-day leave
in Pans. I am one of the squad in
tho lKtn Mncrino Gun Battalion, he
next time I write I will tell you whe?
ther I win or r.ot. We. sure tlo have
some fine limes ever here. I have
gotten several letters from you all
lately. I have one that was written
on the 29th of February.
C. E. LAWRENCE.
Young Lawrence has also written
his sister, Muss Cora, from Germany,
under date of Feb. 28lh, as follows:
1 received two letters from you yes?
terday,, and sure was glad to hear.
Uno of them w:-.s mailed on the 6th
which conlaint-d the valentine that
Gladys sent. There are 19 divisions
going to the States soon, but the first
division is not in the ring. The First
will be the hist leaving here, 1 guess.
Some of us may get back with some
of the first onei: hi.ck. The weather is
still lino over here. We are not hav?
ing any snow hero now. Am having
a very easy time here now. Am going j
to the army corps show on the 7tli I
and Kth of March. I will spend three j
days in Paris. It must be a fine city.
1 havo never been in thai city yet,
ami am very anxious to get lo see it
before I leave. I have been in several
large cities since being over here. We
paraded in Luxemburg as wef'came
into Germany. It was a nice city. Af?
ter the war stopped v/e sure hr.d a
long hike. Wo were hiking for over a
month, und were in several towns on
the hike. I think we arc going to
move next week, but we aro not go?
ing over five miles. Wo are just,
changing places with another com?
pany.
If I am here on the 18th of Aug?
ust 1 will have been over here one
year. That is a long time to serve
in this country. If the war were s.ill
going on it would r.ot be so bad. I
could think then I was doing some
good. There .s much ut home that i
could be doing that would help you
all and me too. When I left home 11
was making $0.00 a dny, and am now I
getting onc-sLxth of liiat, and still (
some people make remarks in tho j
newspapers that the soldier boys arc
doing better than they ever aid in
their lives. I sure would like to take
a good look at that man.I guess' all
of the people in the country around
there could see better than that. It is
getting lui? ?iiul 1 will closo for this
time. C. E. LAWRENCE.
V .L. Stophenson, of this town,
who has In If of . ;.,.und" of iii;. own
household tho ur?vy, bus recently
received tiiu following loiter iroai hia
Bon, Corporal A. P. tttcphonson, dat?
ed Tout. Franco Feb. 18:
Hoar Father:
llnvn't heart! from you since last
summer and am wondering whist has
become of you. 1 gel n letter from
Dora twice a week; also bear from
Ml.ttio and Bertha real often, und I
can't understand why 1 never got
your letters. The llrst mr.il receiv?
ed in nearly live months was Christ?
mas day and since them 1 have heen
getting it regularly.
1 am well now mid really in better
health than when I left. home. Uont
know bow long 1 will have to stay
over here, but 1 bone not long, for I
have seen enough of this country and
nm anxious to get home to Horn.
.lust returned yesterday from Lon?
don, Eng., was or. a furlough, went
to Paris, Franco, Southampton, Eng.,
and to London. Sure was a nice trip.
1 had a line time sightseeing. Had
a letter I'roni ('bailie about two weeks
ago. Hi- was getting along line. Said
ho hoped ho would gel to go home1
soon.
How lire the kids now'.' And how
is Nannie getting on'.' 1 huvn't heard
from home for so long 1 don't Know
now nny of you are.
Well," 1 must get to work. Will
write again soon. Hope to get a long
tetter I'roni you as I am anxious to
hear from home.
liest wishes to nil.
(hi Active Service With the Amer?
ican Expeditionary Forces, Feb. 20. I
Dear Sister.
Your letter was received a few days
ago, and was glad to bear that all
was well. This leaves me well as
usual. I suppose you all have been
worried ah.ml me, as I bavn't. written
as often as I should have. Hut 1 can
write with much more satisfaction
now than before the armistice was
signed. You were wanting to know
what the fun was like. Well, what
I saw of it was somelthing I bad nev .
or seen und would not like to see
again. I was in the lighting line for
?17 dnys. We were given our first
position Sept. 2.1, al. "Itend Mini's"
near Verdun, and was in all the Ar-'
g?nne drive. Hut 1 was a very lucky
'.'hup und did not gutl a scratch. 1
?vill drop the fun subject, as I am on
furlough ami trying to forget that 1
am still in the A. K. h'. I have seven
dtiys at tins place? liosideri travel :
time which is about 2Vfc "lays each
?vny and thai lei. mu out of the ur-|
in> 12 days and it Is great to get in,
.. ni. ? hotel and a good room, good)
In i. once more after sleeping on II ho I
ground and stone lloors anil in shell
holes, 'this is the moat ln^iiitilul
plutro that I ever saw in my life. It
is nbout 250U0 feet above aea level
in the Alps, near the Switzerland
holder. I have as good a time here
tiding sleds down the hills US we
?l.sed to IttlVI while WU were going to
school. I wi i on Mi wni lllauc Tues?
day, the second highest peak in the
world, and was on the BossoilS glue-|
cier today, the largctll in Knropc. I
am sending yon a view of Ithis gla?
cier, 1 llttVe heen allOUl all over
France, but this is the liest, place yet
and if Robert is over here and miss?
es this trip, be is out of sight seeing.
How is Will gelling along'.' Fine, 1
hope. It looks like he WOllld write me
sometime. They hllVU bad it on me
for the past, eighteen months, hut I
expect, to getl hack by t thf- Iiis I. ofl
.lime und 1.1.ten I will have it nn
tthem. I have beard that we would
sail Tor the good old II. S. A. about
the first ol' April, but dont know how
true iL is. I have been in the army
since Sepl. 21, l!M7, in France since
dune '.I, l'.IIK, and havn't heard a word
from .1. 11. K. I
I will ido.se for Ibis lime, hoping
to bear from you real soon.
Your loving brother,
T1I0S. .1 KLSW1CK. I
To his Hinter, Mrs. Ida L. Moore,
North Holsten, V'a.
WALTER KISEIt'S IHAKY.
Walter Kiscr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. (i. Kiscr, wlio has heen in Franco
since early last summer, has kepi a
complete diary of bis experience, a
copy ol' which we present below. i
Left homo for the University of
Virginia, May 23rd, lit IK, to lake a
course in a II. S. Auto Training
school, which consisted of shop, and
road work. Completing the course
in two months, July 23rd, we left
Camp University for Camp Mills, L.
1., arriving there al 3 p. in. July 24,
and were attached to Company C,
2323rd Infuiirty of the ?1st division.
We were al Camp Mills from July
24th until July 31, und during that
time were heing equipped for oversea
service. At 3 a. m., July 31st, we left
("amp M.ills for New York harbor.
There we were hmded on the "Em?
press of Asia," which was at pier 59..
We spent the day in the. hnrbor. On'
the morning of August 1st, we pulled
out into the hay and stayed until 4
p. m., then we started across with
eleven other transports, one. British
buttle crusier undo no American de?
stroyer. The trip across wns very
uneventful. Jui.t oil' the coast of Ire
Innd a squadron of fourteen French,
British and American destroyers, also
one chaser, convoyed us into port. We
landed at Liverpool, England August
11th, at 0 p. m., disembarked, and
marched through the city to the rail?
road Station. Here we were given
cakes mid coffee by the Bed Cross,
also given curds of greeting from
tho King. (1 sent one to Mama, the
other to Callie.) At 7:.')0 p. m. we
hoarded the train and rode for nine
hours, arriving at Ramsey, England,
Auguts 12th, then we hiked two miles
to Camp Woodey, Engladn, where we
rested three days. Between Liver?
pool and Ramsey 1 saw some of the
most beautiful country that 1 have
ever seen in my life. August 12th we
visited Lord Bedford's estate, which
was very beautiful.
August 14th, at 8 a. m., we left
Camp Woodley for Southampton, a
distance of eleven miles, on the hot?
test day I ever saw in my life. Ar?
riving there at 3:110 p. m. we rested
until 0 p. m., then we boarded the
steamer "Yale," and ?rossed the
English channel to Le Harve, France,
arriving there at 4 p. m., August 15,
and from there hiked five miles to
n French real camp. The water at
this camp had heen poisoned by the
Germans, r.nd I spent the belter part'
of the night looking for nome good!
water, for I never was thirstier in:
my life, and just nbout time I found j
it we were atUicked by an airplane|
and had to go to some trenches near?
by.
On Atiguvt H!lh, we hiked back to;
l.e Harve. where we boarded a train
anil rode forty-eight hours in cuttle
cars, passing through tho outskirts.
of Paris, arriving at Tanlay at 2 a.
m. August 18th. After eating our
"canned beef" and "hard tack" wo
. hiked four miles to Rayon and stayed
' there until August 26th. From Bay*
on wo went lo Comrncroy a dWtanco
i li\ i >s. While at Connnercy wo
ur led und got our first iessou in
. tiench digging. We left (Jommercy
Soptoinbcr 15th, and hiked fifteen
I kilos and spout tho night in un old
army kitchen.
September ICth we started for Er
vy, a distance of fourteen kilos, nr
rtving there ut 2 p. in. Wo rested
until 12 p. in., then hoarded n train
and rode twenly-four hours to Bruy
eres. Just before wc reached tho sta?
tion al Bruyeres. wo were nttachked
by an airplane and two men killed
and three wounded.
We got oil our train at 10 p. m.
and Inked four kilos, dodging air?
planes most all of the way, arriving
at Prey at 12 p. m., September 17.
We spent three days at Prey, drill?
ing, etc.
September 20th, at G p. m. we left
Prey for Brouvelicures, and spent
one day there. Sept. 21r.t, wo loft
Brouvllioures, hiked twenty-two miles
ai d got lost and went quite a dis?
tance out of our way in a very hard
rain, but at last arrived at l)e Pose,
St pteinbcr 22 at 2 a. in. We were at
thi" latter place seven days without
doing duty of any kind. September
80th, at 6.30 p. in., we started for
tho second lino trenches in tho Vos
ges mountain:, and again got lost,
but arrived safely at ll.tIO p. m.
On the morning of October 1st,
I PI8, Mat eland mid 1 were scat to
regimental headquarters, which was
located at Moyomotyo, as relay run?
ners until October 4t, when we wore
rent buck to our company, which had
moved up to the front line trench?
es. We were in the VoBgCB doing
guard duty until October 18th, nnd
1 might, say that there was no r.ction
to speak of in this sector while we
were there.
On October 18th we were relieved
by a company of Polish volunteers of
the American Foreign Legion. Af?
ter we were released, we hiked eight
kilos lo Clnrnfontiiine nnd spent one
day ami two nights there.
October 20th we hiked lo Viunie
roill'l, a distance of twenty kilos, ar?
riving there at bttlO p. m.. I Htnyod
I hero and rilled with the company un?
til October 23rd, then 1 was sent to
St, Georgen, where 1 was attached
to (he Battalion headquarters' Intel?
ligence section.
Loft Saint Georgen nt f> p. m. No?
vember 1st, and hiked 18 kilos to
Chiltcl Sure, and there we boarded a
train, und rode sixteen hours, pass
in}- through Nancy and Toul, Land?
ed at Sampigny at p. in., und hik?
ed II) kilos to n camp near Sinunc
dienc.
November Mil we hiked a short
distance to a French camp, and spent
tun uigllttl and one day. At '1.00 p. m.
November 7th we hiked nine kilos lo
another French camp just, back of
the Verdun sector, right near the
town of MllllhuolloH, where WO were
held three, days in reserve.
November 81 h our Intelligence sec?
tion got orders to report lo the Third
Bllllllllioil Headquarters to spend HOV
eral days in some special training,
but. during the night ordern came for
us to all amove up to the front the
next morning.
PART TWO.
Saturday, November Dth we were
called out of our bunks at 5 a. m.,
rolled our pucks, and walked two ki?
lns lo 1 Company's kitchen for our
break faul. Then we slart"d for tho
Verdun sector, arriving at the re?
serve line trenches at 9 a. m., where
we stood for twenty-four hours in
mud and water above our ankles in
a freezing temperature, with very
little to eat and drink, and all the
while the Runs were bombing us.
The night of November Dth ir. the
night 1 spent in the tree, which yon
already know about. Tho 821st, and
tin- 1124th led (hie attack and drove
the fiermnns beck six kilos tho first
day, (Nov. Oth.) The reserve trench?
es we were in were live miles from
Mnnhuulles, ami 28 mile:: from Metz,
(southwest).
At 'I..'Ill a. m. November lllb, we
started for Urst line, urriving nt 9.!)0
with orders to "go over tho top,"
which we did. 1 was in whut had once
been tin' town of Muilhuollcs, but, ut
that time, wns nothing except ruins,
when we quit lighting. Tho Gerninns
hud been occupying this town for
sometime, but were driven out. by tho
324th Infantry. Wo were under con?
stant shell tire and machine gun fire,
mixed with gas from 8.?? a. m. until
11 a. in. On the night of the 11th, my
friend, llrandeea and my self pitched
tents together, and notwithstanding
the fact that v/e had not slept for
forty-oigh hours, wn sat up and we
.watched tho Huns send up sky rock?
ets, etc., which was the most beauti?
ful sight that I ever saw in my life.
November 11th I helped the ('Imp
lain bury quite a number of my com?
rades, also wrcto Mama and Cnllie.
November 13t!l 1 rested.
November 14th four of us with one
corporal, were itenl onto do guard,
and I also wroto daddy, mama and
Cullie. I was kept out on tthis guard
duty until the 17th of November, at
11 ..'10 n. m.
November 17th we marched to a
French camp called Sarnaden, a dis?
tance of ten kilns.
At 5.30 a. m. November 18th we
left C'mnp Samnden and marched to
another French camp, Isticncourt, a
distance of twenty-three kilos and
here is svhere wc got acquainted with
tho cooties, (heller known in Amer?
ica as lice). We resled at Camp
Isscncourt five days.
At. 6:30 n. m. November 23rd, we
left Camj Issencourt nnd marched
seventeen kilos to Vinincourt.
At 6 a. m., November 24th, wo left
Vinincourt and marched forty - two
kilos, which took ua twelve long
hours.
All of tthis mnrching was done with
packs. We arrived at Os:ie-le-Vale at
7 p. m.
November 2.r>t1v we rested.
November 2f>th at 7 a. m. we loft
Osne-le-Vnle and marched aovontcen
kilos to Snvonvicrs.
November 27th wc rested.
Thanksgiving day we murched 12
kilos to Boulzicourt, and our turkey
happened to be corned beef and 'hard
tack."
November 29th wo marched fifteen
kilos to Ctilomlccy.
November 30t'-. wc rested nt Cal
omlcey.
November 3Ut we marched to Cir
fontaines.
December 1st wc left Cirfontaines
and marched fifteen kilos to Aizcn
vilb.
At 7 a. m. Decombor 2nd wo left
Alzenvllle and marched 25 kilos to
Danccvoir.
At G a. m. December 3rd wo march?
ed 27 kilos to Autricourt, whore we
nre now located. If you have been
getting my letters sinco December 3,
you aro familiar with what I have
beea deing up to tie present,_,