(1863 

Camp Near Vicksburg June 29th 

                            Dear Wife 

I Sit down this morning to 

write you a few lines to inform 

you that I am as well as usual 

and hope this may find you 

well; I have not had a letter 

from you Since I wrote before,  

but will look for one in a 

day or two; Jabe was quite 

Sick night before last but 

considerable better yesterday 

I am going down to the Battery 

as Soon as I get through writing 

to See him the rest of the boys 

I believe are as well as usual 

I got a letter from Susan Wilson 

the other day I will Send it 

to you it is not a verry long one 

and does not contain mutch 

news ;I have not had a letter  

from Sarah for a long time 
we are Still at our old camp 

yet and our forces are Shelling 

away at vicksburg every day 

as usual; it is thought that 

the Garrison cannot hold out 

                                                       rebel 

mutch longer; there was two ^ 

mails intercepted a few days ago 

one going in and the other coming 

out of Vicksburg, The one going in 

was from Jo; Johson which 

Stated to Pemberton that he; 

Pemberton; must do his own 

fighting as it woud be impossible 

for him Johnson to help him: 

in the mail going out there was 

Several letters from Rebel Officers 

Catains; Col,s and Generals Some 

of which Stated [crossed out] [they were] their 

Supply of meal was Exhausted 

and they had to live on meat and 

     beans; [crossed out] [and] these letters were 

Sent to their families and 
and Several of them Said they 

Expected Soon to take a trip 

up North; as they would Soon 

be compelled to Surrender 

but though they would soon 

be exchanged again; then they 

would come [crossed out] [hope] home and 

See the folks; I hope they may 

Soon take the Notion to give it 

up fore we have had quite a long 

Siege of it; in [crossed out] [our] my other letter 

I Stated that we would Soon 

get two months pay but I think 

we will not get any pay till 

Sometime in next month and  

then get four months pay 

Write Soon and Often and 

write the news 

                 Yours Always 

                                          T.J. Davis 

L M.Davis
  I will Send you Some 

     verses that Susan Sent me 

     I went Out Black berrying 

yesterday and got all the nice 

ripe Blackberries I could eat 

and Sold 1,65,cts worth besides 

and got my hands pretty well 

Scratched up to boot 

 

I Sent Susan Some verses and 

I Sent the Same ones to you 

but you did not Say you ever  

got them	        T.J.Davis