Horace S. Rumbsey letter to Mrs. Rumbold - November 25, 1918
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Near Verdun France [November] 1918 My dear Col: - At last I came back with the Regiment but I am only an attached Officer as Sanford was made a Major while I was away and I guess I will eventually land at Brigade Hdq. We have a new Col in command his name is Taylor and he seems to be a good man and on
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[Page 2] the job, our Guns are all down at the Rail Head and I guess we will move from here before long. I am just about all right once more except for my lungs and they dont seem to clear up as fast as I would like them to but I was aughfuly tired of the Hospital so got them to let me go. There is so little news that I can write
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[Page 3] you except to tell you how much we miss you and how many of your men ask me when you will come back to us. Drop me a line and let me know just where you are and what you are doing as it is a regular Tonic to hear from you My very best to you Col as ever your Horace Major H S Rumsey Field Artillery
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| Title | Horace S. Rumbsey letter to Mrs. Rumbold - November 25, 1918 |
| Creator | Rumsey, Horace S. |
| Source | Rumsey, Horace S. Letter to Mrs. Rumbold. 25 November 1918. Rumbold, Frank M., General Collection. A1331. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | This letter written to Colonel Frank M. Rumbold from Major Horace S. Rumsey. Rumsey told Rumbold that he was out of the hospital and about the new Colonel Taylor. Frank Meeker Rumbold served as Colonel of the 128th Field Artillery during World War I. He later served as Adjutant General of Missouri from 1925 to 1927. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Correspondence |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 128th |
| Site Accession Number | A1331 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | November 25, 1918 |
| Language | English |