Camp at Abbieville Mississippi 
December 9th 1862   Dear Wife 
I Rec,d two letters from you to day one 
dated Nov 23rd and the other Dec 1st I was 
glad to learn that you doing well I am 
as well as usual we are having fine weather 
here for winter frosty nights & Sunny days 
Except when it Rains we have not had any 
Rain for four or five days; but we may 
look for mutch Rain and mud this winter 
I Rec,d a letter this morning from David 
Ingersolls Sisters, Belle & Ida they Say 
times is hard and lonely in Illinois Belle 
Said that Little Charlie was well and going 
        was 
to School But Says that her mother ^ unwell 
has had Spells and fears that She will not 
Survive the winter, Belle Said She had written 
to you at last; We are Still here at Abbieville 
we will be likely to stay here until we get 
the RailRoad Repaired So that we can bring 
up Supplies for the army and then we will 
move on towards Jackson Miss 
you say that Mrs Johnson and Baker are 
both talking of paying them Notes it does  
not make any difference to me which pays 
it So it is paid; but as you Said dont Receive 
anything on them only [W.S.?] paper or coin 
I Supose that Government paper is 
as easy to be got as any other good paper 
the Notes Draws 7, per cent Interest from 
their date, if they pay it you must add 
up the Interest and have it all paid 
together [crossed out] [illegible] The Notes were given for 
$1,18,36 and on the 21st of next February 
Interest and all will amount to about 
One Hundred & Thirty three Dollars and fifty 
cents $(1,33,50) the Interest Runs till 
it is paid and stops when it is paid 
I know that times must be hard up ther 
and goods high All I have to say is 
to [crossed out] [illegible] try and do the Best you can and keep 
yourself Comfortable and be consistently 
Economical and I hope we will come 
out all Right when the war Ends 
   Our Boys Say that I get more letters 
than any one in the company; when the 
mail comes in and the Orderly comes 
out with but few letters Some of the 
Boys will hollow out no letters for 
me I know; only a letter or two for 
T.J.Davis; Sometimes when the mail 
comes in before it is Distributed some 
one will Say .T.J. go and get your letters 
I would Say how do you know I have any; 
Because the mail has come; for you always 
get one when there is any mail; I Burned 
about, 70, letters when I left Grand Junction 
Because I could not carry them I would like 
to have kept them all and taken them home 
with me if I could Alvin got a letter  
yesterday from his father they had got 
to their new home in Iowa and was 
well and well Satisfied. I would like 
perhaps as well as any man for this war 
to End and Disliked as mutch as any 
one          come 
^ to See it ^ but I do not mean to get 
the Blues I did not Enlist with 
that intention; If I knew the war 
was Settled and was to Start home in three 
months I would feel more Anxious than  
about getting home than I do now 
I would like first rate if you could send 
me your likeness I meant to have had 
mine taken at Corinth but neglected it 
until we left there and now I cant get 
it taken at all you have been Teasing me 
So mutch about naming the girl that 
dont hardly know what to say I am not 
mutch of a hand to name Babies but I 
will Send you one and if it does not suit 
you, you can name it yourself or get Somebody 
Else to do it; the name I propose is Silva. May 
[crossed out] [illegible] I Send my Respects to your Mothers 
folks and Mrs Smith & family _______ 
Direct to Cairo Ills when you write 
My paper is out and I must close 
   Yors as Ever; Thos.J.Davis 
      To Lucinda M. Davis