Camp Pike, Ark. 9 21-17
Dear friend: -
Arrived at camp OK. but was tired out.
Next morning we were vacinated [sic] and also received a
Typhoid serium [sic] (what ever that is). Have
been feeling kinda sick ever since. A number have
caved in. Some that looked as tho [sic] they could stand
most anything were among those to fall out.
All have shown signs of affection. [sic]
There is quiet [sic] a number of boy [sic] that I know
in the bunch. Harry Kyler, Chas Martin and a
good many more. About 160 or 170 are quartered
in the same barracks.
I do crave a Gazette when we are at leisure.
We are not allowed to leave barracks unless we are
accompanied by an officer. Have been drilling us
a little. Some of the fellows have declared that they
are going to resign Saturday but still if they quit
Uncle Sam will send some one to ask them to come back.
So whats [sic] the use.
We have a few married men in the bunch. They
seem like the others. Dont [sic] seem to be worried
Letter, Sam Ethridge to "Honey Bunch" (Nathalia Kauffman)
Date Original
1917-09-21
Creator
Sam Ethridge
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel E. Ethridge was the son of John W. and Victoria Ethridge. His wife, Nathalia, was born in 1899 in Alabama. Before the war, Sam worked as a tinner in Little Rock. Nathalia was an exercise teacher in the public schools. They married on April 29, 1920.
Description
Letter from Sam Ethridge at Camp Pike to his future wife, Nathalia Kauffman, who he calls "Honey Bunch."
Physical Description
Letter, 2 pages, 8.5" x 9"
Subjects
World War I; War; Military camps; correspondence; Military life; Military personnel; Military training;
Geographical Area
Camp Pike, Pulaski County. (Ark.)
Language
English
Local Identifier
Kauffman-Ethridge Family Collection, MS.0107, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 1
Digital Resource
Image
Digital Collection
The Great War - World War I at Home and Abroad
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
Letter, Sam Ethridge to "Honey Bunch" (Nathalia Kauffman), Kauffman-Ethridge Family Collection, MS.0107, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Camp Pike, Ark. 9 21-17
Dear friend: -
Arrived at camp OK. but was tired out.
Next morning we were vacinated [sic] and also received a
Typhoid serium [sic] (what ever that is). Have
been feeling kinda sick ever since. A number have
caved in. Some that looked as tho [sic] they could stand
most anything were among those to fall out.
All have shown signs of affection. [sic]
There is quiet [sic] a number of boy [sic] that I know
in the bunch. Harry Kyler, Chas Martin and a
good many more. About 160 or 170 are quartered
in the same barracks.
I do crave a Gazette when we are at leisure.
We are not allowed to leave barracks unless we are
accompanied by an officer. Have been drilling us
a little. Some of the fellows have declared that they
are going to resign Saturday but still if they quit
Uncle Sam will send some one to ask them to come back.
So whats [sic] the use.
We have a few married men in the bunch. They
seem like the others. Dont [sic] seem to be worried
