Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-14

now that was written since the ar
r,istice WAS signed.
l always try to write some of YOU
at least twice week. You said you
doubted il MIR. Leslie could read my
letter. ! guess it was written with q
pencil while was at the front. There
We're times when thought per-
haps ! was writing my last letter,
but / am thankful to say that my
life was spared and came through
without a scratch, while many of my
friends and comrades fell ny my side.
had number Of close calls. One
of our Licutcnants, Lieut. Clemer,
of Staunton, was killed on the Brit
ish front. He was very fine man.
have his picture ut home.
This company hns the name of be-
ing the best in the entire regiment.
The dough have the name ofp
The dough boys have won great rep
in France and when we get buck to
the U. S. A. we are going to get the
praise. When | first entered the ar
my was sorry that was in the in
fantry, but now | am glad that l was
an American doughboy. We are the
boys that went thru the hardships in
the great war. We got another treat
just now, tobacco, cigarettes, and
chocolates. The candy is all care
for, So III give the tobacco to my
sound. We cant get good candy here
like that at home.
Am so glad Grover is getting some
thing from the company, for think
he deserved it. Hope he will leave the
coaltields and buy farm.
Aunt Rosa said Pat had been re-
leased from the army and had gone
bnck to his business ut Charleston.
w. Vn.
Don't know how soon will he
coming home, but hope it wont be
many months. | am expecting to get
back by spring am in the first
army and one of the first divisions to
return, but of course we cant all
come ut once. We are having very
easy time now. We go out for II lit
tie hike in the mornings and have
the afternoons off. We stood inspec-
ton this morning. Our Colonel seem
cd very much pleased with us.
II is raining here now. Has either
raincd or showed every day for two
weeks. Guess there has been some
winter there by now. llns there not
Am glad George Luttrell and Cor
don Ircson arc getting along we'll.
Hope they will soon be out Do they
ever hear from Hugh Stevenson ?
/ passed him OH the rond about IL
week ago. Jim Wilson has been in
the hospital again, but is with his
company now. Think he was sick.
want to go over to see him tomor-
row. He is only about two miles from
here. havn't seen Earl Hall for
sometime, but hear of him often.
Hope this will find you all well.
Your brother,
JAMES f. BROWN.
TO Miss Mary Brown, Indian, Va.
A. L. f., Jan. 1G.
Dear mother and all:
will take the greatest pleasure in
answering your kind liter, which
came to hand today. am well and
hope when this reaches you it will
find you the same.
bet you were glad to herr from
me after the armistice was signed.
We were ready to go back to the front
the day the armi1ticc was signed. The
trucks were ready TO haul us up to
the line. was Mt the rifle range and
when | saw the trucks coming up
said to one Of the boys that we were
sure going to 20 back to the lines.
hope you will not worry about me
for | will take good care of myself,
so you all just rest easy. will be
home to help with the work this fall
if nothing happens. Take care Of
yourself and write to me often
CORD RAUI EX rOrDNM