Charles Stevenson letter to Folks on Wednesday - n.d.
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Wednesday evening Dear Folks: We left [Kansas City] at 8:15 a.m. and got here at 12:30. At Topeka we were given box lunches consisting of various sandwiches and stuff. Arriving at the Camp Funston we were divided by states. But twenty-five men from [Kansas City] left at 8:15. The others left at 8:40. We all lined up and an officer came down and asked if we could do anything out of the ordinary. I told him I
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already in our company, I am the only one who does not smoke. I was given a very very stiff physical exam, but don
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks on Wednesday - n.d. |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. n.d. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote this letter to his folks and informed them that he had been selected to be a part of the Engineer Corps. Charles 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--Military life--United States; Camp Funston (Kan.); United States. Army--Examinations. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Engineer Corps |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |