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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07810.095 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of World War I correspondence |
| Title | Porter E. Tuell to Hazel Reese regarding the armistice |
| Date | 04 December 1918 |
| Author | Tuell, Porter E. (fl. 1918-1919) |
| Recipient | Reese, Hazel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to a friend about how news of the armistice was received in camp. Discusses coming home and his Thanksgiving. Wishes he could be home with Hazel for Christmas and jokes that if he is lucky, he will be home in time for New Years' 1920! Promises to tell her all his stories about the war when he returns. |
| Subjects | World War I Military History Soldier's Letter Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Women's History Treaty Peace Thanksgiving Holidays and Celebrations |
| People | Tuell, Porter E. (fl. 1918-1919) Reese, Hazel (fl. 1918-1919) |
| Place written | Camp Coetquidan, Brittany, France |
| Theme | World War I; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Corporal Tuell fought with the American Expeditionary Forces in the Headquarters Company, 141st Field Artillery, 39th Division. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |