Uncovering the real Christian Henry Schultz

wo years ago, I was fortunate enough to be gifted several folders full of letters mostly written by my great-uncle to his parents during World War I. These had been handed down to my father’s cousin, and when hearing that I was researching our family history, he decided to send them all to me. There are well over 100 letters and more than 50 postcards spanning 1914–18. They tell the story of a 14-year-old boy and his growth into early adulthood. Now that I have scanned and transcribed them, they will be handed