Correspondence between Sergeant Finnegan, Battery C. 149th Field Artillery. American X Forces and Harriet Mead, [between 1914 and 1918?].
Scope and Contents
Talks of the horrors of war [WWI]; wants cigarettes, coffee, and rum to be mailed to him; Barnum must be right; they have good times in spite of the struggles; Huns are the least of their worries because of the weather, cooties, hikes, lack of food, clothing, and sleep, rats, mice, and bugs; peace seems close at hand; wants Harriet to remind the Stevensons of him; wants Jim to join before the war ends; Germans just dropped a shell 200 meters away; sends his best to the folks back home and to Harriet in her new venture; hopes the next time that he needs first aid Michael Reese is near him.
Dates
- Creation: [between 1914 and 1918?].
Creator
- From the Collection: Mead, George, 1837- (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository