Letter, Henry Dobson to Mamma, June 2, 1898

Creator

Henry A. Dobson

Files

Publication Date

6-2-1898

Abstract

A letter from Henry Dobson to his mother about the heat and the poor food in Atlanta.

Keywords

Spanish-American War (1898), Military life

Extent

2 pages

Geographic Location

Atlanta (Ga.)

Physical Collection

Henry A. Dobson Papers

Transcript

En route, June 2, 98.

9 AM

Dear Mamma:

We are lying at Atlanta waiting for coffee. Four trains side by side. Sleeping cars. Pretty tired. Terrible march yesterday dust and heat, lots gave out. Food still poor, a 60 cent per mo. Mess fund started in our Co. will do pretty well, I guess. Will try to tell all about it when I continue my journal, sometime today, I guess. Coffee has arrived. Another train in. Tell papa that I paid Duperow for Voxall batteries. You may give photos to those who you think really want them. Ask papa to send 2 of dress parade. I wish you people would write more often. Other fellows get letters often, those who don’t feel pretty blue as day after day goes by. Write, if its only ten words. Poor food is making men cross, doubles my work, trebles it. I am always tired now. But my non-coms are learning and it will be easier after a while. I hope. Officers treat me as if I wore straps as far as possible, very nice. Would give my years pay though to get one square meal at the N.W. corner of our table.

Affectionately your son. Henry A.Dobson

P.S. If you could enclose a “william” in a letter it would be etc.

BROKE.

Box

1

Folder

2

Language

English

Media Type

Letters (Correspondence)

Identifier

D15-00002

Recommended Citation

Dobson, Henry A., "Letter, Henry Dobson to Mamma, June 2, 1898" (1898). Henry A. Dobson Papers. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/dobson/11