{"product_id":"1918-usa-ww1-soldier-letter-336th-field-artillery-camp-pike-ak","title":"1918 USA WW1 soldier letter 336th Field Artillery Camp Pike AK","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 letter from soldier (Missouri?)) in the 336 Field Artillery unit  in training at Camp Pike AK. Interesting content...scarlet  fever quarantine, religious meetings, African American churches, etc..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eCamp Pike in Arkansas was a major World War I training cantonment, established in 1917 near Little Rock \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e Written on two pieces of stationary with unit letterhead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e stationary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 110, 186);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHQ Co. 336\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e F.A.N.A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eCamp Pike Ark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eFeb. 17 1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 110, 186);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eDear Charlotte,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 110, 186);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e…the frogs have been noisy here the last week or two…Tomorrow we will be out of quarantine again. Battery F came put today. Thanks for Jimmies address never did receive a letter from France…IN your letter you asked me if I remembered the time we went to the ne—o church and the da**y. I wondered if there was any difference between the two…I have heard sleep is a good beautifier so I suppose that accounts for \u003cu\u003eyour beauty\u003c\/u\u003e...I should think all good Methodist people would know about the doctrines of their church. I suppose you know now. Well I suppose I couldn’t give all the Presbyterian. If you have time and room in your next letter, I would like for you to send me the chief doctrines of Methodism….\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e stationary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 116, 185);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eLast Friday evening we marched up to Brigade Headquarters and listened to a speech by our general. His name is Richmond P. Davis. His full title is Brigadier General Richmond P. Davis. He spoke on responsibility of a general to his boys and of the boys to a general. I don’t know whether his is related to Eleanor or not You can tell her I said he looks a little like her. So I suppose they are related.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 116, 185);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWe all had to go to our dentist the other day. Some had to have their teeth worked upon.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMy number was 4. Those who had that number didn’t have to go back. …Think I can get a pass to go Wednesday evening as we will be out of quarantine by then.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 105, 177);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWe had roast beef, potatoes, peas, coffee, pickles, onion, and ice cream for dinner. Ice cream was sure good. It was colored pink. That makes the second time we had ice cram down here…I didn’t eat much dinner today as I had been eating on a box of sweets which came Saturday.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe had Sunday School in the dining hall again this morning Had a very inte4rsting meeting Mr. Stars the father of one of the boys that play in our band gave us a talk, our soldier preacher and several of the boys also made talks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 105, 177);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eI have heard that we would be quarantined again. Another case of scarlet fever. I suppose we will be in quarantine forever…. Emmett is still at Camp Grant. He is in quarantine too. Hanna got a furlough for 3 weeks to recover from pneumonia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 105, 177);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWe have retreat at 6:00 PM\/.We also have reveille at 6 Am…Yes I have fully recovered from my wound...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 105, 177);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eJH Parsons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 105, 177);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBoth letters have nice, embossed letterhead of two crossed canons and labeled \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(194, 87, 47);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e336 TH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY Pike Little Rock Ark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e . Envelope has similar letterhead of two crossed canons and labeled \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e336TH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY 87\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e DIVISION NATIONAL ARMY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePostmarked '\u003cstrong\u003eLITTLE ROCK\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eARK Feb 17 1918 PIKE BRANCH' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e336th Field Artillery Regiment\u003c\/strong\u003e was organized at Camp Pike, Arkansas, during World War I as part of the 162nd Field Artillery Brigade of the 87th Division. It trained at Camp Pike in 1917–1918 before deploying to France, where it was assigned to the Service of Supply rather than front-line combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e87th Division,\u003c\/strong\u003e Known as the “Golden Acorn Division,” commanded by Major General Samuel D. Sturgis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe division began moving overseas in \u003cb\u003eAugust 1918\u003c\/b\u003e, arriving in France by mid-September.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrigadier General Richmond Pearson Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e was a U.S. Army artillery officer who rose to prominence during World War I, commanding major artillery units in France and later shaping coastal defense strategy for the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eCommanded the 162nd Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Pike, Arkansas, later leading it in France. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e His brigade fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel (September 1918) and at Camp de Songe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e From 1918–1919, Davis commanded all artillery units in the U.S. Army’s 9th Corps, a significant responsibility during the final offensives of the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49788948087030,"sku":"CA-5773","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_3998rsz.jpg?v=1765757000","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1918-usa-ww1-soldier-letter-336th-field-artillery-camp-pike-ak","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}