U.S. soldier survived Spanish flu , not once , but twice . Stephen Foster 's classic song from the Civil War is about the death of slaves who had become his friends . The Spanish flu ravaged military camps where soldiers trained for WWI . Letter says they put ` ` under quarantine to prevent an outbreak of Spanish influenza '' Martin ` ` Al '' Culhane in turn told his brother to keep it secret from members of family .
U.S. soldier survived Spanish flu , not once , but twice . The Spanish flu ravaged military camps where soldiers trained for WWI . Letter says they put ` ` under quarantine to prevent an outbreak of Spanish influenza '' Martin ` ` Al '' Culhane in turn told his brother to keep it secret from members of family .