Head Quarters 18th Reg 
Camp Near Corinth Sept 23rd 1862 
Dear Wife 
    I Sit down to trouble you with another 
line to let you know that I am injoying 
Reasonable health and hopeing this may 
find you well. I Rec,d a letter from you to 
day dated Sept. 14th & [illegible] 16th and mailed at 
Lacrosse the 19th I have not Rec,d any 
letters from anybody Since I wrote to you 
before; the longest period without Receiving 
a letter from Some one for three months 
I Expect to get Several of them however 
in a few days, we have been on another 
March Since I wrote to you before; we 
Started from here last Wednesday morning 
the 17th under orders for a place called 
Inka 25 miles East of Corinth on the Memphis 
& Charleston RailRoad to Scoop out the Rebel 
Gen. Price who had taken that place from 
a Small force of union troops that had been 
Stationed there to guard the Rail Road 
we had a tough Old March the first day 
as it commenced Raining Early in the morning 
and continued So with a heavy wind until 
   wet 
about 3.Oclock in the afternoon; we all go nicely ^ 
and muddy we camped at dark after marching 
upwards of 20 miles after Eating Supper 
we wraped ourselves up in our Blakets and 
laid down on the ground with our guns by our 
Sides to take a nights Rest. [illegible] We rested very 
well until about three Oclock in the morning 
when it Begun to Rain again So we had to 
get up to Keep from laying in the water, 
we Stired up the fire and Sit around it with 
our Rubber Blankets over our heads until day 
ligh when the rain ceased; the weather was 
pleasant the Rest of the trip we traveled a 
very crooked Rout being two days getting within 
5 miles of Inka to Drive in the Rebel pickets, 
we took a circuitous Rout and about 2 Oclock 
we come upon the Rebel Cavelry pickets 
They Opened fire on us quite briskly 
Our Reg advanced upon them Returning the 
fire Killing three of them [crossed out] [an] wounded two 
and took five of them prisoners; they found that 
they were getting in Rather too hot a place So 
the Rest of them whealed their horses and 
Skadaddled for Inka; we also captured Six 
Horses and Several Double Barrell Shot guns 
and Cavalry Swords; after [illegible] we got the pickets 
thoroughly routed and alarmed; we cut off 
through a Ravine and circuled around back 
to our main army getting back about, 8, 
Oclock in the Evening; the next morning 
Our whole army marched upon the place to 
make a General attack the Right wing under 
Gen [Ord?] being in the advance; they marched 
upon the place without any Resistance and 
found the Rebels leaving; a force of our 
Cavalry made a charge on their Rear 
Killing and wounding Several hundred of 
them before they could get out of the way 
we also Captured their Amunition Train 
    and part of their provisions 
The Rebels being all mounted men 
the larger portion made their Escape 
On finding the Rebels had left our 
Division was ordered back to Corinth 
while Gen Rosencrans with his Division 
followed the Rebels; we Started from 
Inka last Saturday the 20th about one, O 
clock and got back to our camp at 
Corinth on Sunday evening being out 
five days and traveled over a hundred 
miles; you may guess that we felt Some 
like Resting; the most of the Boys are well 
Ben Greenman has been unwell for Several 
days but is getting Smart again, I Saw Ed 
Crandall the other day he begins to look quite 
[Written upside down - Shot through the Side of his coat] 
well again he has not come to the Regt yet 
[Written upside down - his coat Sleeve and another one had a hole] 
Ike Odell is also at the hospital yet 
[Written upside down - One man, hower, [crossed out] [got] had a hole Shot through] 
I have never had any letter from Burnetts 
[Written upside down - hurt in the Skirmish with the Rebel pickets] 
folks yet; my paper is out and I must 
[Written upside down - I forgot to Say that none of our men got] 
close Keep in good Spirits and take care 
of yourself There is better times coming 
Thos.J.Davis 
Lucinda..M.Davis