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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02679.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence by and to Charles Gates Dawes, who worked alongside General Pershing in the American Expeditionary Force |
| Title | Letter from Charles Dawes to his mother regarding the armistice and how that affected his duties |
| Date | 14 November 1918 |
| Author | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) |
| Recipient | Dawes, Mary Beman Gates |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The day the armistice was declared, Nov. 11, he took several phone calls in which they reversed the American Expeditionary Forces. Later the Italian army called saying they had 1 million Austrian prisoners and 200,000 horses and nothing to feed them with. He came up with a solution and outlines it for his mother. The next day they went to a medal ceremony with Scottish bagpipes. He includes a letter he received from William C. Dawes, the head of the English branch of the family. He thinks back to his father's experiences in the Civil War. Though they have not always got along with the British forces, they ended up great friends. It may be some time before he can leave for he has many responsibilities still. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era World War I Soldier's Letter Military History Children and Family Government and Civics Diplomacy Peace Prisoner of War Global History and Civics Music Medal Civil War |
| People | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) Pershing, John J. (1860-1948) Foch, Ferdinand (1851-1929) Haig, Douglas, Sir (1861-1928) Dawes, Mary Beman Gates (1842-1921) |
| Place written | Paris |
| Theme | World War I; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Dawes joined the AEF in France to monitor finances, based upon a recommendation of the Secretary of Treasury. Most of the letters are to his mother. Postwar letters are mostly from Chicago, where he was President then Chairman of a bank, and then from Washington where he served in the Treasury Dept. Bureau of Finance under Harding. The final folders include materials which may in fact have been enclosed by Dawes with letters to his mother. Additional Dawes materials are in GLC 1601 and GLC 4048. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |