This page from a World War I letter written by Pvt. Willis W. Wagener describes his experience being evacuated to a military hospital in France after falling ill. Dated only 'Fri. Oct. 19th,' the entry recounts a long wait for transportation followed by an overnight train journey to a hospital housed in a former French summer resort hotel. Personal letters like this one offer a firsthand, human perspective on the medical and logistical realities faced by American servicemen during the First World War. Project: 218252