Ernie Martin letter to Christian F. G. Meyer - June 23, 1918
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Camp Jackson Columbia [South Carolina] June 23, 1918. Dear Mr. Meyer: For the first time since entering the army I have more time than I know what to do with. Am confined to the hospital with a sprained ankle, nothing serious but they make us go to the hospital with the slightest injury. It is exactly one month ago today that I left good old [St. Louis] and believe me I certainly have been one busy chap ever since. Am stationed in the medical supply depot here, which is used as a school for the training of men in the system and methods used to obtain, preserve and distribute army medical supplies. We have about sixty five men in our class and more coming in every day. Bugle calls us at 5:30 a.m., breakfast six, roll call 6 30 and report for duty 7 oclock. We have “setting up” excercise and drill one or two hours each day the balance of our time
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[page 2] is spent working about the depot, filling orders etc.; reminds me of the days when I worked on the order floor at WB. Then besides the above, we have class four nights each week, and every bit of our spare time we must “put in” in study; in order to keep abreast of the programme they have mapped out for us. With one month of strenious routine like that I am glad to get a little rest in the hospital, then on the other hand I have become so accustomed to being out of doors it almost kills me to be kept inside. Camp Jackson is said to be one of the largest in the states, there are between fifty and sixty thousand men here now, and train loads of “rookies” coming in every day. We are allowed to go to Columbia, which is about ten miles from camp (by electric line), any evening that we do not have lecture. I usually go in on a saturday evening and have dinner at the principle hotel and otherwise base my conduct on my
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[page 3] income (30 per, which means I dont spend anything after paying for the supper) Hope this letter will find you in the best of health and business booming, with kindest regards from Your friend Ernie Martin P.S. Shall be glad to hear from you if you can find a few moments to write a line or two. Think Dr. Whelpley asked me to write, so will appreciate if you will show him this letter.
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| Title | Ernie Martin letter to Christian F. G. Meyer - June 23, 1918 |
| Creator | Martin, Ernie |
| Source | Martin, Ernie. Letter to Christian F.G. Meyer. 2 June 1918. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Ernie Martin sent this letter to Christian F. G. Meyer who was a co-founder of the Meyer Brothers Drug Company. In this letter, Martin described his life in the camp and explained that he was in the hospital because of a sprained ankle. This letter was written on Y.M.C.A. letterhead. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; Camp Jackson (S.C.) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | June 23, 1918 |
| Language | English |