TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COLUMBIA BANNER JULY 17, 1918 P. 1
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Mr. C. G. Reeves,
My Dear Friend:
How are you to-day? I hope you are improving by now, was so sorry to hear of your illness. I am allright except my arm is sore from vaccianation. Have two more shorts to take yet. Sure will be glad when I get through with it. Walter is doing very well. He is writing you now I think.
Tom and I are sitting at the table writing. We are all still together but I expect they will split us up soon. We don’t know one hour what we will have to do next for we are in the army now. This army life is hard. There is no use to tell you it is not. But we are in it and I am going to make the best of it I can. I put my life into my Lords hands and I do not dread the future for I know I will meet my loved ones and friends in that Home not made with hands. We had preaching last Sunday by the Y. M. C. A. There are some good Christian boys up here and some toughs too of course.
I heard the boys across the streets ginging some of the sweetest songs I most ever heard. I know they felt it from the way they sung. You must cheer up and not worry about Walter and the rest of us we will take care of ourselves. What we can’t do our Maker will do for us. Well I will have to close for this time, remember me in your prayers. Hope you will soon be well and write to me bye bye.
Pvt. Andrew B. Dennis.
Causal Co. 52a, 162nd, Depot Brigade,
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
NOTES: Andrew B. Dennis was born on July 29, 1895 at Magnolia, Arkansas and died on April 14, 1975. He is buried in the Magnolia Memorial Park, Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas. He was described as being short and medium build with dark brown eyes and black hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT.
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Mr. C. G. Reeves,
My Dear Friend:
How are you to-day? I hope you are improving by now, was so sorry to hear of your illness. I am allright except my arm is sore from vaccianation. Have two more shorts to take yet. Sure will be glad when I get through with it. Walter is doing very well. He is writing you now I think.
Tom and I are sitting at the table writing. We are all still together but I expect they will split us up soon. We don’t know one hour what we will have to do next for we are in the army now. This army life is hard. There is no use to tell you it is not. But we are in it and I am going to make the best of it I can. I put my life into my Lords hands and I do not dread the future for I know I will meet my loved ones and friends in that Home not made with hands. We had preaching last Sunday by the Y. M. C. A. There are some good Christian boys up here and some toughs too of course.
I heard the boys across the streets ginging some of the sweetest songs I most ever heard. I know they felt it from the way they sung. You must cheer up and not worry about Walter and the rest of us we will take care of ourselves. What we can’t do our Maker will do for us. Well I will have to close for this time, remember me in your prayers. Hope you will soon be well and write to me bye bye.
Pvt. Andrew B. Dennis.
Causal Co. 52a, 162nd, Depot Brigade,
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
NOTES: Andrew B. Dennis was born on July 29, 1895 at Magnolia, Arkansas and died on April 14, 1975. He is buried in the Magnolia Memorial Park, Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas. He was described as being short and medium build with dark brown eyes and black hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT.