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Homer Curtiss writes to his family about his reading habits and those of the other soldiers, officers, new recruits, encouraging others home in Warren, Conn. to enlist, and the young drummer boys in camp.

Homer Curtiss relates to his sister a mysterious overnight march through the snow and the possible reasons for it.

Homer Curtiss writes to his family about his continued stay in hospital in Washington, D.C. and the financial troubles that that is presenting.

Homer Curtiss writes to his family about the experience of guard duty and going off base to visit Alexandria and Washington, D.C.

Homer Curtiss writes to his family with a list of books he is sending home, beginning artillery training, and a discussion of current events and European governments' attitudes to the war.

Homer Curtiss provides a sketch and description of his camp in Alexandria.

Postcard depicting the Elks Lodge in New London, Conn., in the foreground, and the State Armory in the background.

The exterior of the station remains largely the same as depicted here, though the surrounding landscape has changed greatly in the years since these postcards were made. In the place of the quaint building to the left of the station now lies a large,…