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Charles "Dutch" Riggle was drafted into the US Army in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, where so many Wheeling draftees and volunteers—includin...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: The Letters of Lester Scott & Charles Riggle
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World War I soldiers from Wheeling, West Virginia, Lester Scott and Charles "Dutch" Riggle were drafted in 1917 and trained at Camp Lee, Virginia. Lester Scott served as a Wagoner (mule team driver) in the 314th Field Artillery Supply Company, Battery “A,” 80th (Blue Ridge) Division in France. Dutch Riggle was a PFC with the same unit. These are their letters home. "From Camp Lee to the Great War: The letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle" is brought to you by http://archivingwheeling.org in partnership with the Ohio County Public Library (Wheeling, WV) and the Wheeling Academy of Law & Science (WALS) Foundation. Jeremy Richter is the voice of Lester Scott and Vince Marshall is the voice of Charles Riggle. The letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle were transcribed by Jon-Erik Gilot. This podcast was edited and written by Sean Duffy, audio edited by Erin Rothenbuehler with music courtesy the Library of Congress. Many thanks to Marjorie Richey for sharing family letters and the stories of her uncles, Lester Scott and Charles “Dutch” Riggle, WWI soldiers from West Virginia.
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 64 [May 31, 1919]
"I think we will start for Camp Lee the 2nd to be mustered out of the Army. I think I will get home some day next week. Gee but I would like to see al...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 63 [February 25, 1919]
In his twenty-first letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his sixth letter home from France, dated February 25, 1919, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 62 [January 26, 1919]
In his twentieth letter home since leaving for Camp Lee, and his fifth letter home from France, dated January 26, 1919, PFC Charles “Dutch” Riggle, a ...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 61 [December 16, 1918]
“I think the war is over for good don’t you? For I think them Germans won’t want another war very soon the way they got beat in this one….” In his nin...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 60 [November 25, 1918]
“I can’t tell you about Less. He got badly hurt and they took him to the hospital. I heard once he died, but I don’t know if that was correct or not. ...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 59 [October 29, 1918]
“Just as we were walking down that long line it suddenly crept over me and I realized that I would never again be in the United States…” The “Great Wa...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 58 [September 8, 1918]
"Minnie I often think to myself that it certainly must be a lonesome old place around their now since all of the boys have left. But I feel that there...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 57 [September 6, 1918]
"Somewhere in France..." In his thirty-ninth letter home to his sister Minnie Riggle, US Army Wagoner (mule team driver) Lester Scott, a World War I s...
From Camp Lee to the Great War: Episode 56 [August 6, 1918]
"When you answer write a big long letter and tell me all the news...." In his thirty-eight letter home (and his first from France), to his sister Minn...