Camp Near 
Corinth 
     Mississippi 
        August 23rd 
          1862 
           Dear Wife 
     I Received your letter to day dated Aug 
11th and was glad to hear from you and 
to hear that you was well; I am as 
well as usual: we have moved again 
Since I wrote to you last: On the evening 
 of the 15th we Recd. Orders with 2 days Rations 
to leave Bolivar for Pocahontas a little 
Town on the Memphis & Charleston 
R.R. about 30 miles west of Corinth 
in Search of a band of Guirrillas who 
were in that Neighborhood burning 
cotton and pressing all citizens they 
could find into the Rebel Service that 
are able to bear arms 
we Started from Bolivar on the 
morning of the 16th and Traveled 
South about 16 miles and camped 
the next morning we pursued our 
march and come to a little Town 
[crossed out] [on the Cha] called Middleton on 
the Charleston & Memphis. R.Road 
at this place Some Rebel Guirrilla 
had Burned [crossed out] [illegible] a quantity of cotton 
the Evening before a company of the 
11th Ills Cavelry was Sent out in Search 
of them but could not find them; Then 
went on to Pocahontas 7 miles further 
East; we traveled Several miles on the 
road that . 180 Rebels Traveled the day before 
we Stopped over night at Pocahontas 
and finding that the Rebels had gone 
South we were ordered Back to Corinth 
we are now camped about 3 miles 
South west of corinth on the line of 
forts that Surround the Town 
it is hard to tell how long we will 
Remain here we may be kept here 
to help Defend this place and then again 
we may be called out after Rebel Guirrillas 
in less then a week [crossed out] [The next day after] 
when 
we left Bolivar the Rebels got news 
that five thousand of our troops 
had been withdrawn from that place 
and the next day Bolivar was attacked 
by a Rebel force from Grand Juction 
and they had quite a fight I have 
not heard the peticulars of fight yet 
but heard that our forces whipped 
them and took Six hundred prisoners 
and that our Side lost 30 men killed 
and 60 wounded but didnt Say how 
many Sesesh was Killed; the Sesesh 
Sliped up on the wrong Side that time 
there was only our Reg,t and the 15th  
Michigan that left Bolivar and there 
was not five hundred men in both 
of them; I Rec,d a letter to day from 
    Sarah McLain; I will send it 
to you and it [crossed out] [illegible] will Save me the 
trouble of writing about it I also Rec,d 
a letter from Brother William and one 
from Brother Isaac to day; Brother 
Isaac is Still at Leavenworth he wrote 
that he was well; William is at 
a Station on the Memphis and Charleston 
R.Road called Inka Springs 25 miles 
East of corinth I had not heard from 
him Before Since the 7th of July he 
wrote that he was well he Said they 
[Written upside down – time] 
had routed Several Band of Rebels 
[Written upside down – tell John I will answer his letter the next] 
and took Some prisoners and had 
[Written upside down – I will Settle with them here] 
capured about 150 Bales of cotton 
[Written upside down – or if they will come to the war [crossed out] [and see]] 
Mrs Burnetts letter dont get along yet 
[Written upside down - and if I owe them anything I will pay them] 
nor Burnetts Either; I Sent you 
[Written upside down - come home and I will Settle with them] 
Twenty Dollars in a letter the day be fore I 
[Written upside down – I owe them tell them to wait untill I] 
left Bolivar I dont know whether it will 
[Written upside down – anybody else that Dun you for money that] 
go through or not; Direct your letter to 
[Written upside down – Dont pay any attention to Dick Powell or] 
Corinth as you did before my paper is 
out and I must close Good Bye  Thos.J.David 
       Lucinda M Davis