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     Camp Near Vicksburg May 24th 1863 

                                                  Dear Lucinda 

I again try to write you a few lines to let you know that 

I am as well as usual I do not intend to write but little 

this time I have not written a letter to you for over two 

weeks because I had no chance to send it. we left Carthage 

on the 9th And [?] we have had a long and active march we crossed 

the River at Grand Gulf on the 10th; [crossed out] [Since I] we then took up 

our line of march for Jackson at which place we arrived 

and took by Storm on the 14th we then turned bout the 

Next morning and Started for Vicksburg we met the Rebels 

from Vicksburg under Gen Pemberton on the 16th on Black 

River and had a big fight and cleaned the Rebels on and 

took four thousand prisoners we have taken 83 pieces 

of canon from the Rebels Since we left Grand Gulf we 

have Drove them back into their fortifications at Vicksburg 

I have not had a letter form you since I wrote to you 

before I Expect one this evening the captain is going with 
the mail in a few minutes 

you must not be uneasy until you 

hear from me again 

yours as Ever         Thos J Davis 

L M. Davis