TRANSCRIBED FROM THE GREEN FOREST TRIBUNE OCTOBER 5, 1917 P. 2
I am fine and enjoying myself the same as ever.
I told you about our big review, and yesterday we had our big parade I told you we were going to have. It was the largest held in the state since the Civil war. We marched about eight miles and were viewed by people from even the housetops. The movie men were busy making pictures. All the Arkansas troops were in uniforms and we sure did present some appeance. It was certainly inspiring to look upon the “ocean” of men marching.
The drafted men from Camp Pike were in the parade and there are several thousand of them. I understand there are to be more of the drafted men from Green Forest to arrive at the Pike soon.
We were certainly glad to see Dr. Donaldson, Joy and Paul, Harve Villines, Frank Wells and Adrain Firestone.
We have been issued no Infantry equipment as it is authentic that we will be mustered into either heavy or light artillery. We are all delighted at the thot of it. Several of our officers are at Ft. Still studying the problem of artillery. The Third Arkansas moves to Louisana tomorrow, but as our Colonel is the Brigade Commander, we will probably be the last to go.
NOTES: This letter was written by Walter Brown, to his mother Mrs. Frank Brown. The notes at the top of letter state that he was serving with Co. M, 2nd at Ft. Roots. His brother Frank also was in the service.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
I am fine and enjoying myself the same as ever.
I told you about our big review, and yesterday we had our big parade I told you we were going to have. It was the largest held in the state since the Civil war. We marched about eight miles and were viewed by people from even the housetops. The movie men were busy making pictures. All the Arkansas troops were in uniforms and we sure did present some appeance. It was certainly inspiring to look upon the “ocean” of men marching.
The drafted men from Camp Pike were in the parade and there are several thousand of them. I understand there are to be more of the drafted men from Green Forest to arrive at the Pike soon.
We were certainly glad to see Dr. Donaldson, Joy and Paul, Harve Villines, Frank Wells and Adrain Firestone.
We have been issued no Infantry equipment as it is authentic that we will be mustered into either heavy or light artillery. We are all delighted at the thot of it. Several of our officers are at Ft. Still studying the problem of artillery. The Third Arkansas moves to Louisana tomorrow, but as our Colonel is the Brigade Commander, we will probably be the last to go.
NOTES: This letter was written by Walter Brown, to his mother Mrs. Frank Brown. The notes at the top of letter state that he was serving with Co. M, 2nd at Ft. Roots. His brother Frank also was in the service.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY