Head Quarters 18th Reg Wis, Vol 
  Tenn 
Cam Near Grand Junction ^ Nov 12th 1862 
          Dear Wife 
I Rec,d a letter from you yesterday dated Nov 
2nd it found me as well as usual and I was 
glad to hear that you was well; we are Still 
hear at Grand Junction and more of our forces 
coming in Every day I Supose from the movements 
that our Generals mean to make an attack on 
Holly Springs which is 25 miles South of this place 
on the Rail Road to New Orleans; at which place 
the Rebels are concentrating their forces and 
making fortifications to defend the place 
I think we will Rout them out of there before 
a great while but I dont think our Generals will 
be So fool heardy as to charge upon their works as 
they did on ours at Corinth but will Surround 
them and Shell them out unless they Smell 
a mice and leave before we get Ready to com 
mence on them; I Said I Supposed from the move 
ments of our army for the movements is all that 
I can Judge from for under Officers and 
privates are never informed of the intentions 
of Our Generals until after they are carried into Execu 
tion I dont think that we will have more than a month 
more of good fighting weather here this winter before 
we will go into Winter quarters 
my health is better now than it has been for Several 
months and the Rest of the boys are in good health 
Ike Odell was left at Corinth in the hospital I hear 
that they are making out his Discharge [illegible] Ed, 
Crandall is growing like a weed and is getting as 
fat as a china pig; we have plenty to Eat now with the 
Exception that we have to use heard Crackers for bread 
Since we come here but we have plenty of fresh beef & 
fresh pork and Salt porks and Bacon and most of 
the time all the Sweet potatoes that we could use 
we have Tents to Sleep in and clothes Enough to 
Keep us comfortable [crossed out] [in] Except in very bad weather 
we had a nice Shower of Rain last night which 
the dusty Roads mutch needed I Rec,d a letter from 
Sarah, McLain the other day She Said She had Jus Rec,d a 
letter from you and Harriet I Saw a young man yester 
day; Jo; Graham I used to be acquainted with in Ills 
he has been home on a visit he left Ills, last week 
he Seen little Charlie he Said he was well; I Rec,d 
a letter from David Ingersolls Sister yesterday I 
will Send it to you, you must Excuse a Short letter 
as I have a poor way of writing and I have Several 
letters to Answer now and I am cooking for the company 
and cant always get time to write when I wish 
Direct your letters as before as they will come to the 
Reg,t if we are not at Corinth you must not get So [illegible] 
[illegible] as you did before if you hear of another Battle down 
here						Thos.J.Davis 
To Lucinda M Davis