(1863 

Camp; Near; Vicksburg June 24 

                                Dear Wife 

I Sit down on my Bunk this 

Evening to write you a few lines 

to let you know that I am as 

well as usual I Rec,d a letter 

from you last night Dated [crossed out] [Ma] 

June 7th&10th I was Sorry to hear 

that you and the Baby was Sick 

but I hope before this Reaches you 

that you both will be well again 

the wether continues pleasant 

not cool neither verry hot; the boys 

are all tolerable well; Fosters 

Battery is a good fighting Battery 

and do good Execution for they 

have good Guns Foster was 

wounded and has gone home 

Foster is a verry good fighting man 

but no doubt there is thousands 

in the army that are Just as good as he 
we are Still in our old position 

Vicksburg has not Surrendered yet 

but our cannons are Battering away 

at the Rebs every day; it is beyond 

our knowledge how mutch 

provision they have; but they must 

certainly give up Sooner or later 

and the Sooner the better 

The Battery boys are all well 

Jabe; Levi; Calvin and ; E; Caulkins 

were up here the other day 

we had a nice rain last night; 

I have not had any letters from 

neither Sarah Susan or Hariet for 

Sometime I also wrote to James[?] about 

two months ago and have Rec,d no 

Answer from him I have Recd but 

few letters lately I will close 

for this time; we will get paid 

two months pay in a day or two 

Yours as Ever		T.J. Davis 

            L: M Davis         write Soon