Camp, Near Vicksburg June 18th 1863 

                                    Dear wife 

I Sit down this morning to write 

you a few lines to let you Know 

that I am well and hope This 

will find you the Same ;I have 

not Rec,d any letter from you Since 

I last wrote; we had quite a large 

mail last night but I did not 

get any letters at all the last 

Letter I got from you was dated 

28th of May; I Shall certainly get 

one from you the Next mail 

Jabez and Levi Noble was up 

here to our Regt last Sunday Jabe 

had been unwell for Sometime. 

but he is getting Stout again 

Levi looks hearty and is as full 

of gas as ever _____________ 

we are Still where we was when 

I last wrote vicksburg is not 

taken yet but it is about as good 
as taken; for we have got them 

in there, and they cant get out 

and as Soon as their grub runs 

out they will be compelled to 

Surrender Our Skirmishers and 

the Rebel Skirmishers talk to Each 

every night Sometimes our men 

and the Rebels will meet between 

the two lines and talk as long as 

they will and then Return each to 

his place, Night before last as 

we was out on the Skirmish line 

we hollowed over to the Rebs and told 

them to come over and have a chat 

and we would let them go back 

again; Several of them come over to 

our company and talked a couple 

of hours and then Returned to 

their fort; they said we had them 

tight in there; that they could  

not get out; nor we could not 

get in there; they Said if we 
would Remain as we are; that 

they must Surrender when their 

provision is consumed; tis one 

month to day Since they were 

driven into their works; So they  

have one month less provision 

now than when we drove them in  

the Badax boys are all well; the 

wether is pleasant not So warm a 

week ago; we have been having  

Some good rains we however may 

look hot weather mostly untill 

September the time Seams to pass 

Rapidly and the Summer will soon 

pass if we lay in camp 

I have nothing more at this time 

to write; write Soon 

    and Often   Yours as Ever 

                           T.J. Davis 

    To Lucinda M. Davis 
    Just as I finish Levi Noble 

and E, Caulkins come up to 

See us they Say the Battery boys 

are well 

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Nothing More 

                 I cant think of nothing