TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SCOTT COUNTY ADVANCE REPORTER MAY 1 1919 P. 1
Mrs. Odella Barrick,
Dear Mother father and homefolks:
I take great pleasure in answering your most kind letter just received and was indeed glad to hear from you and that you was all well this leaves me getting along fine.
I had another operation Wednesday, but I don't feel like I ever was operated on now it was very light and they just taken out som dead bone of course they had to come out before it would get well and sound so I am getting along just as well as could be expected. I am up when I want to get up. But I thought I would keep kindly quite for a day or so longer. Well you asked what battle I was wounded in, it was in the last drive, the Verdum drive I got wounded in the Argon woods just as we had them run out of the woods and they started a barrage on us, we stoped on the evening of the third of Nov. and dug in right in the middle of the shell fire and stayed there until dark and about 8 o'clock in the night we started up on a little hill to stay untill morning and before we went further a shell came over and struck near us and wounded me and another fellow after we had been shell fire all evening and machine gun bullets played home sweet home all around us we lost several men in the evening and the next day our company went ahead and there was 10 left in the company at the end of the next day I was pretty lucky I only had to lay on the hill about 2 hours, I was only about 1 mile from the first aid station and they got me about 11 o'clock and it has been raining all evening and all night and I was almost froze when I got there well I haven't started to tell you any of the fun. I will tell you more when I get home and maybe it will be more interesting.
Well did you get that ring I sent you. I have forgotten which letter I sent it in I was afraid it would be taken out somebody might think it was valuable and take it out.
Well we are having some fine weather here the leaves are full grown. It seems like I ought to be out at work but instead of that I am laying around getting as fat as a pig all time. Well I got the box and had just eat dinner and haven't opened it for I am not hungry but about 4 o'clock I will see what I can find I thank you all for remembering me that now I am sending Della and Danal some Post cards and you and pa one and will bring you some more when I come home. I am sending you one to show you how the French women do their washing and pa one of an old castle in France Well I don't know just when I will get to come home. But you know just as soon as I can I will come and see you all so I will close for this time hoping to hear from you again soon your son.
With love to all
Sam.
NOTES: Samuel Irvin Barrick was born on June 9, 1893 in Cassville, Missouri and died on November 27, 1966 in De Queen, Arkansas. He is buried in the Old Center Cemetery in De Queen.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
Mrs. Odella Barrick,
Dear Mother father and homefolks:
I take great pleasure in answering your most kind letter just received and was indeed glad to hear from you and that you was all well this leaves me getting along fine.
I had another operation Wednesday, but I don't feel like I ever was operated on now it was very light and they just taken out som dead bone of course they had to come out before it would get well and sound so I am getting along just as well as could be expected. I am up when I want to get up. But I thought I would keep kindly quite for a day or so longer. Well you asked what battle I was wounded in, it was in the last drive, the Verdum drive I got wounded in the Argon woods just as we had them run out of the woods and they started a barrage on us, we stoped on the evening of the third of Nov. and dug in right in the middle of the shell fire and stayed there until dark and about 8 o'clock in the night we started up on a little hill to stay untill morning and before we went further a shell came over and struck near us and wounded me and another fellow after we had been shell fire all evening and machine gun bullets played home sweet home all around us we lost several men in the evening and the next day our company went ahead and there was 10 left in the company at the end of the next day I was pretty lucky I only had to lay on the hill about 2 hours, I was only about 1 mile from the first aid station and they got me about 11 o'clock and it has been raining all evening and all night and I was almost froze when I got there well I haven't started to tell you any of the fun. I will tell you more when I get home and maybe it will be more interesting.
Well did you get that ring I sent you. I have forgotten which letter I sent it in I was afraid it would be taken out somebody might think it was valuable and take it out.
Well we are having some fine weather here the leaves are full grown. It seems like I ought to be out at work but instead of that I am laying around getting as fat as a pig all time. Well I got the box and had just eat dinner and haven't opened it for I am not hungry but about 4 o'clock I will see what I can find I thank you all for remembering me that now I am sending Della and Danal some Post cards and you and pa one and will bring you some more when I come home. I am sending you one to show you how the French women do their washing and pa one of an old castle in France Well I don't know just when I will get to come home. But you know just as soon as I can I will come and see you all so I will close for this time hoping to hear from you again soon your son.
With love to all
Sam.
NOTES: Samuel Irvin Barrick was born on June 9, 1893 in Cassville, Missouri and died on November 27, 1966 in De Queen, Arkansas. He is buried in the Old Center Cemetery in De Queen.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD