War Letters of Kiffin Yates Rockwell

April 17, 1915

1er Régt. Étranger, B. 2, April 17, 1915. Dear Paul: I was very glad to receive your letter this afternoon as it was all I had heard from you for over a month, except one card. I have written the other Regiment and two of the fellows about my mail, but all I have...

April 10, 1915

1er Régiment Étrg., 2ème Rég, de Marche, Bon B. 2ème Cie., 4ème Son., Secteur Postal 109, April 10, 1915. Dear Paul: I have been intending to write you a letter for a long while but haven’t felt like writing any at all lately. When I re­ceived notice of being...

April 1, 1915

Post Card 1er Étranger, April 1st, 1915. Dear Paul: Received your letter a couple of days ago, glad to hear from you and that you were in Paris. I have been in the trenches for sixteen days now and will probably stay a week longer, then go back for a week’s repose....

March 29, 1915

To the Vicomte du Peloux 1er Étranger, March 29, 1915. My Dear Sir: Received your card yesterday and was glad to hear from you and to learn that Paul was on his way to Paris. Have been in first and second line trenches for thirteen days now and will probably stay nine...

March 21, 1915

Via Bureau Central Militaire, Paris, 1er Régiment Étranger, March 21, 1915. Dear Mamma: I guess you will be surprised to see my new address. I wrote to Paul the early part of the year telling him I was dissatisfied with local conditions in the other regiment and...

March 18, 1915

To the Vicomte du Peloux 1er Régiment Étranger, Bon B. 2ème Cie., 4ème Son., March 18, 1915. Dear Sir: I am changed to the 1er Étranger. I wrote my brother some time ago that I would like to change from the 2ème Étrg., if possible, to a regular French regiment. He...