War Letters of Kiffin Yates Rockwell

May 18, 1915

To the Vicomte du Peloux Military Hospital 101, Rennes, May 18, 1915. My dear Friend: I hope you will pardon my not having written you sooner but I knew Paul was telling you I am doing well and I have been a little tired, so have just rested without doing any writing....

May 11, 1915

Post Card to the Vicomte du Peloux May 11, 1915. Dear Friend: Am en route to some hospital, having received a nice clean bullet through the thigh day before yesterday. We made one glorious advance, breaking the German lines, driving them out of the trenches and...

May 5, 1915

1er Étranger, Bon B. 2ème Cie., May 5, 1915. Dear Paul: Would have written you sooner but have not done any writing to speak of lately. I suppose the Vicomte du Peloux told you that we had changed sectors. Since the 24th of last month I have not done much of anything...

May 2, 1915 – Dear Mamma

May 2, 1915. Dear Mamma: I left the trenches at midnight of the 24th ult. Since then we have been doing quite a bit of traveling. When we left we thought we were going to Lyon for repose and then go to the Dardanelles, but when we passed through Paris at mid­night of...

May 2, 1915

To the Vicomte du Peloux 1er Étranger, May 2, 1915. Dear Sir: I received your two letters yesterday with the mandat for 151.50 francs and am returning the money order, signed by Kelly. Haven’t been to the trenches yet since coming up here. In fact I am very puzzled as...