TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  WWI   Adams, Lewis M. 

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The Butler Herald
Thursday, September 26, 1918
Page Seven


Letters From Taylor County Boys Fighting For Their Country In France


Camp Johnson, Fla.
September 12, 1918


Dear Mother and Everybody:


How are you, fine I hope.  I am o.k. Mother I will not be
able to see you all before leaving for France, so I will
have to say good-bye to you for a while in this letter.


I have a detail of men out this morning loading our supplies
in the cars. We will leave here tomorrow or tomorrow night,
I don't know just the time but we are under orders to be
ready at any moment.  I think we sail from Hoboken, N.Y.


Tell the children howdy for me and give them my love and
best wishes, tell them their brother goes to France as a
first class sergeant, next to a commissioned officer.  I
have direct charge of nine touring cars, one truck, a
motocycle, one-third of a train and it is a lots of
responsibility but I feel good over my promotion and am
going to try to make good in everything.


Get grandpa to tell you what the top sergeant was in the
civil war.  I get $51.00 per month and will get a 20 percent
increase "over there."  Now, aren't you proud of your
soldier boy, Mamma?


You can tell grandmother Adams that I am leaving, I will
write her a card if I have time.


I am working hard now.  Its some work getting a company of
men fitted for "overseas" service.


Tell grandpa I guess that I will get enough of shooting
pistols now for I have a 45 automatic and a belt of
cartridges.  A complete outfit for the field, I carry no
rifle although I handle one well.  The pistol is my own
weapon unless I get something else "over there."


I stood the gas test fine.  I took off my mask in a house
filled with gas and merely burned my nose a little and made
me cry.  A mask protects you entirely, they are great
things.


My girl has made the best sweater and put my initials in it,
and also sent me a box of cigarettes.


I will have to close and let the boys eat some "grub."


Give my love to my grandparents and the children and tell
them all good-bye for me.


I will come home some day.


With love from your son,
Sergeant Lewis M. Adams