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Letters From Camp Thomas Describe Army Life and Illness
A pair of letters from Chickamauga Georgia and Camp Thomas detail illness among soldiers Bert, Earnest Gates, and Captain Cook, rainy weather, and living in tents. The writers note possible typhoid fever, gradual moves toward Puerto Rico and Cuba, uniforms, water quality, and longing for home by Christmas.
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Harry Tuttle
Manga
Bert
Earnest Gates
Sheldon
Herbert Harrington
Capt. Cook
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Porto Rico
Cuba
Havana
Philippines
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