Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-01-03
LETTERS FROM OVER THERE
Nov. 26, 1918

My dear MothcT:
At last I can tell you where | am
and have been; IAN now at Mallly-
Aubc. apparently for the winter.
You will hardly find it On the map
rs il is a very small town. About w
miles from Paris, midway between
ChaI0ns- Almarney and TroyeS-AnDe-
Before the war this was an artillery
training station on very large scale
and The permanent buildings are all
made of stone, brick CT concrete,
ncdcrn accommodations, such as
running water, heat and electric
lights. | work and also room IN
one CT these buildings. Have spring
bunk, too. Sc you see, if we do not
get home this winter I will be very
comfortable here My old outfit Will
90 home in the near future, in TACT
the whole Ry. Artillery are under
orders, but as I an in the Q. NJ. T.,
! is uncertain when We'll go. AS II
:; 2 supply outfit, may get in WITH
}hc army OF occupation. would
~>r.@h .@tIcr go home, still trip IN
20 Roche land has some Fascination,
: hardly think the Allied soldiers Will
,set ruch OF Il Welcome on The Rhine,
hrt in this case. might" rules. |
y-as on most CT the front from Al
sace-Lorrain to Rheims most OF
he engagements in which | partici-
mated were between Rheims and Yer
! YIN. We we're attached TO the Attn
I french army (Gen. Courard's COM
aand) and saw very few Americans
ltcr we left the Alsace front until
the big drive in the Argonne region.
There were Jnts Of Americans there
sa.na as you know, the Germans put
| up their stiffest resistance at that
point Of any place on the whole
| r"nNt, OF the whole retreat that
was the last place to give way. They
offered very stubborn resistance just
north of Chalons and Suippe but 2f-
| ter /; few days artillery battle the
| Bocne artillery withdrew and the
French infantry advanced. and have
been advancing ever since. Our
%uns, 13 inch, with lots OF French
rtillory ont. classed the Germans.
Ne were called to different points
long he line and did good work
! wherever We went. We We're for
ever on the move. Had il good SOME
lines. hard sometimes. We were
allied to help stop the 9Th German
;r"ensire for several miles on either
:Ge Of Rheims. That was the big
offensive CT July 18th. we were in
| oositiuu Just southeast Of Rheims,
hey opened up about 1Q:f5 =. III.
md ii WAS just as if you had poEcd
4 stick in Il hornets nest. Every
+ hing seemed to open up on the sec
| tnG. | didu; know there was SO
ouch artillery in Europe. The Bcchc
| made some advance but in day or
20 the tide turned. We were under
| heavy n..,:barGmcnt for Il hours.
The official report gave it as IA hrs,
ptit ] was there. | have been in sew
"r%l engagements. Sometime when
| there wasnoWOrk for cur "monStors"
| the French let us go up with the field
! pieces. l was gun pointer on their
1858 and 1858. about 40 and about
So inch. On all occasions we got
Il warm" reception.
The censorship isn't entirely abol-
ished bet will try and get letter
through to Wood in the near future,
however, if there is any thing in this
one that he cares about let him
have it.
/ forgot to tell you that the church
| Was telling you about is here.
vas here last winter to Feb. 10th
but was in one of the temporary can
comments. There are quarters of
that Sind here fer perhaps 100000
men. The town has 4 population OF
about 1000. There have been thous
>nds Of released French prisoners ar
rived here in the last few days. Some
dressed in their own uniforms. old
Discarded German uniforms, discard
cd German civilian clothes, all latter
cd and torn. nearly ahoeless and with
an emaciated appearance. Some Of
them are horrible sights, l can as
sure you.
VIII tell you more in next letter
II this one passes.
Hope al are we'll and best love to
all. Your loving son,
Sgt. Carl Sullenberger
Dr., IJnn1- 10 IiC