Links about the War and Records of Family who defended our freedom.
I include the records for the War of 1812 on this page also. Scroll past World War I records for records of 1812. For other wars check individual links on previous page.
World War I: Above and Beyond the Battlefield.
Library of Congress.
World War I, the great war. Stories from the veteran's history project.
Ben Briggs wrote home to his mother and his girlfriend. Some postcards were supplied that were already written so that they could send news home as soon as possible. This one was sent to Lilly Briggs from her son Ben. Notice there is no stamp. Where the stamp would be it says "Soldiers' Mail". No need for a house address back then since the towns were very small and most people just picked up their mail from the post office. For the address it has U.S.A. pre-printed on the bottom. According to family lore Ben and his brother served time in France and Germany during World War I. As soon as Ben returned home he married Edith Knapp.
Letter to Mother. Pre-printed side
Address side
Letter to Edith from Ben while stationed in France.
This card was the type that was made by girls in France, to sell, for the soldiers to send home.
Ben mentions to Edith that he has a ring, for her, on this postcard.
Photos of Benjamin F. Briggs can also be seen on the Briggs
page along with other pictures of his family.
Click on photo to see larger size.
Benjamin Franklin Briggs while stationed in France
Benjamin F. Briggs in France
Ben Briggs 3rd from left
KP duty in France during WWI. I do not know the names of his friends.
Inside Ben Briggs tent in France
Arthur Lester Briggs Draft Registration Card
Manvel Munson Clark Draft Registration Card
Son of Manvel Thomas Clark who fought in the Civil War.
Frank Duncan Knapp Draft Registration Card.
Born Feb 1890 in Nebraska.
Charles Pinkny League Draft Registration Card.
Born April 27, 1875 in Rush County, Belnap, Illinois. Lived in Trego County, Kansas.
Orval Earl League Draft Registration Card.
Born Jan 24, 1890 in Kansas. Joined in Bennett, South Dakota.
Cecil B. League Draft Registration Card.
Born Dec 5, 1892 in Windsor, Missouri.
George Anderson League Draft Registration Card.
Born Sept 4, 1890. From Greenville, South Carolina.
Robert Anderson League Draft Registration Card.
Born Jan 9, 1879. From Greenville, South Carolina.
Charles William Rodeman Draft Registration Card
John Henry Rodeman Draft Registration Card
League men in the War of 1812
I will include original files as I upload them.