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Collection Reference Number GLC07810.005
From Archive Folder Collection of World War I correspondence 
Title Albert Benvenuto to Mr. G.W. Bartlett describing the weather and a planned parade
Date 30 April 1919
Author Benvenuto, Albert (fl. 1919)  
Recipient Bartlett, G.W.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Replies to Bartlett's letter. Reports that there was little snow but has yet to see blossoms and apple trees, of which Benvenuto was told are in abundance. Mentions the 27th Division's parade and writes that he and his fellow soldiers are going to put on a Wild West show that will rival Barnum and Bailey's. Describes the houses in the countryside and the old ruins along the Rhine River. Written on American Expeditionary Forces letterhead.
Subjects World War I  Military History  Soldier's Letter  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  Circus  American West  
People Benvenuto, Albert (fl. 1919)  
Place written Germany
Theme World War I; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Corporal Benvenuto was in Company C.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945