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War Work Council
Army and Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
"With the Colors"

7th Training Co. C.A.C.
Fort Monroe, Va
OCt 27, 1917

Dear friend Bray

Your letter came the beginning of the week and to say the least I was pleased to get it. I wish you 
would thank the lodge for me for this kindness in sending the Express. It is highly appreciated even 
though any time for reading it is very limited. It is about the only news I get from Kirksville at 
all. I have gotten two copies of the Index so far. I see they now have my correct address so I presume 
it will come regularly from now on. Tell those Bulldogs for me to get in the game and win. Tell them 
to stick it out to the end and not lose in the last five minutes of play any more.

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War Work Council
Army and Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
"With the Colors"

I'm expecting to hear of them in the future as another championship team.

As to my own work I don't know that any thing I could tell you would be of much interest. I might say 
this, that I have never in my life run up against such slave drivers as these instructors here are. 
The Coast Artillery is by far the hardest branch of the service to win a commission in. They're kicked 
them out of here every day - to [sic] went today - and I would not be surprised any time to be notified 
that my services are no longer required. We have had so far instruction in Gunnery, Mechanical Maneuvers, 
Field Artillery War Game Tactics, Mortars, Administration

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War Work Council
Army and Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
"With the Colors"

Court-Martial, Telephones and Signalling [sic], Small Arms Firing, Artillery Maps, Field Fortification 
and Contour Maps. Now if that ain't a mess I'll quit. We go from seven in the morning to 5:15p.m., then 
from 7:15pm. to 9:30p.m. That much is required. It generally takes two hours more a day than that and 
then I don't get half the stuff.

Fort Monroe - or Old Point Comfort - is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Its quite 
a historic spot also. It is here that Jefferson Davis was in prison at the end of the war, and within 
half a mile of here that the Monitor and Merrimac [sic] had their little scrap during the Civil War. 
Hampton Institute is within 2 miles of

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War Work Council
Army and Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
"With the Colors"

here. Norfolk, New Port News and Jamestown are all in sight from the pier.

But I must close - Regards to Mrs. Bray and any number of the faculty who may be interested in my whereabouts.

Sincerely,
Charles A. Epperson

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Fortress Monroe
4 PM
OCT 28
1917
VA.

U.S. Postage
2 Cents 2

Mr. W.J. Bray
Kirksville, Mo

Normal School

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From: Chas A. Epperson
7th Training Co. C.A.C.
Fort Monroe
Va.

National
War Work Council
Army and Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
"With the Colors"

W.W.I.74.47