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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
6
Clifton Grim writes from Fort Ethan Allen Vermont detailing his May to June 1917 journey from Montpelier Ohio to enlist in the 2nd Cavalry. He describes trains to Columbus and Buffalo, weather on the way, arrival, barracks life, drills, meals, and local towns near Burlington Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains.
In a letter from Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont, Clifton Fe Grim reports 6 000 cavalrymen, two new regiments 18th and 19th Cavalry, strict drills including mounted maneuvers, inspections every two weeks, and field equipment readiness. Churches provide soldiers shower baths magazines books and music. Grim hopes not to be left behind in the cold, notes his new barber status and asks to be remembered to Fremont.
The page lists classified rates and various items for sale including breeding stock, a second hand bicycle, old papers, real estate, exchanges, and a lost auto license. It notes J C Brown & Son of Kinderhook Michigan and contact details. Also mentions William Harding still selling buggies and Studebaker wagons from his residence.
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