TRANSCRIBED FROM THE ASHLEY COUNTY EAGLE FEBRUARY 7, 1918 P. 1
Jan. 20, 1918.
Dear Homefolks:
How are you all this Sunday afternoon? I am feeling fine, having plenty to eat, plenty of clothes, and lots of work to do: so what more could I wish for than for a few days’ furlough to come home and see you all?
We have had more work to do than usual for the last two weeks because some of the men have been transferred to other Batteries, and those that were left had to keep busy training, feeding, standing guard and such things as become neccessary. I went on guard Monday at one o’clock and was relieved at one o’clock Tuesday. There are new men coming in every day now and maybe it won’t be so hard on us.
We carried the horses out for the exercise yesterday. Some of the boys who had not been here very long let theirs get away from them.
I did not get to go to Sunday School this morning and I certainly did hate to miss the lesson. I suppose they still have Sunday School at Extra.
I received your much appreciated letter last night, also one from Roy Sawyer and Dave. I certainly enjoy the many letters that I get from the friends at home. Mother, you might have thought that I would have been some where else by this time as I had written you that we expected to move. I do not know when we will move but when we do it may be across the Big Pond in order to go after the Kaiser and his forces.
Your Son,
Zemri Sawyer.
317 Field Artillery Battery E.
Camp Jackson, S. C.
NOTES: His name is actually spelled with a Y. Zemry Stell Sawyer was born on October 4, 1890 in Hamburg, Arkansas and died there on April 11, 1971. He is buried in the Extra Cemetery near Hamburg.
TRANSCRIBED BY AMY MINGER
Jan. 20, 1918.
Dear Homefolks:
How are you all this Sunday afternoon? I am feeling fine, having plenty to eat, plenty of clothes, and lots of work to do: so what more could I wish for than for a few days’ furlough to come home and see you all?
We have had more work to do than usual for the last two weeks because some of the men have been transferred to other Batteries, and those that were left had to keep busy training, feeding, standing guard and such things as become neccessary. I went on guard Monday at one o’clock and was relieved at one o’clock Tuesday. There are new men coming in every day now and maybe it won’t be so hard on us.
We carried the horses out for the exercise yesterday. Some of the boys who had not been here very long let theirs get away from them.
I did not get to go to Sunday School this morning and I certainly did hate to miss the lesson. I suppose they still have Sunday School at Extra.
I received your much appreciated letter last night, also one from Roy Sawyer and Dave. I certainly enjoy the many letters that I get from the friends at home. Mother, you might have thought that I would have been some where else by this time as I had written you that we expected to move. I do not know when we will move but when we do it may be across the Big Pond in order to go after the Kaiser and his forces.
Your Son,
Zemri Sawyer.
317 Field Artillery Battery E.
Camp Jackson, S. C.
NOTES: His name is actually spelled with a Y. Zemry Stell Sawyer was born on October 4, 1890 in Hamburg, Arkansas and died there on April 11, 1971. He is buried in the Extra Cemetery near Hamburg.
TRANSCRIBED BY AMY MINGER