Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - July 3, 1918
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Somewhere in France July 3 Dear Folks: We are settled in France - at last - and if there is anyone here who isn
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the trip was over and everybody needed sleep, but when I look back at it, it was funny. This is an old country. There is absolutely no doubt about it: We are quartered in small wooden barracks, nestled in a most attractive valley. On the hills trees of great heighth and heavily laden with branches and leaves are found. We wash in a tiny stream which slows along the bottom of one of the hills. It is a beautiful spot, all right. A rock road leads us to a typical French village, where the stables open on the main streets, the same as do the homes. One of our companies is quartered in a large building the rear of a big castle, while are officers live in what was once a stable. There is no such thing any more as hot water, but we have become accustomed to using cold water that we do not mind it.
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - July 3, 1918 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 03 July 1918. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson sent this letter to his grandparents informing them of his travels to France and that he was finally settled. Stevenson enlisted in Kansas City, Missouri and became attached to Company A, 314th Engineers at Camp Funston, Kansas. Stevenson was shipped overseas on June 12, 1918 where he remained for the duration of the war. He arrived back in the United States on May 26, 1919. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; Barracks; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 314th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | July 3, 1918 |
| Language | English |