World War I Collection
Found in 489 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-20
"...What arrangements have you made for Xmas? Let me know at once so that I can plan accordingly. I think we ought to give Mother those 2 spare roosters, as she will likely have the whole tribe visiting her on Xmas...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-22
"All the men are out and I am going to write a short letter...It has been a terrible day not only on account of the pouring rain...but because of the unfortunate breakdowns...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-01
"...I'm sorry I won't be back permanently this week, but I have fixed Jan 15th as the end, and it seemed not fair to go away when there were so many wounded men coming back and practically no one here but Bird to do the work...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-02
"There are 8 people sitting around me talking and laughing and the phonograph playing a foxtrot but I'm going to try to write...it has been an awful day here as I suppose it was in Weldon [Pennsylvania]...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-03
"I haven't heard from you for a couple of days but I suppose it is because you expected me home today or tomorrow...We went to the meeting of the War Commission in Baltimore today and it was arranged that I should stay until Jan 15th...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-04
"It has been terribly cold here since last night as I suppose it has at home...the wind seemed to blow right through the paper wall, and there is absolutley no heat in these rooms when the doors are closed...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-06
"...We have made two trips to the camp, Bird and I, for Kendall is takiing a day off--and on one of them visited in the hospital. By luck I got into the tuberculosis ward...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-06
"...Yesterday was a hard day and I was almost too tired to stand. At night I took part in 7 services and preached 6 times. At the Signal Corps at 10 in the morning I preached to about 135 men...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-07
"...I was at the hospital in the morning where a wounded man told me a story that upset my stomach and I had to get out in the air...."
Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-11
"...So I hope to be home on Thursday next to stay. And I'll be as glad as these soldiers to get home, even though this work is in many ways the most interesting I've ever done...."