From Camp Lee to the Great War
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.
Digital scans and a transcript of Lester Scott's September 24, 1917 letter can be viewed HERE.
Episode 1 on Archiving Wheeling.
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