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Direct your letter To St Louis as you 

did Before – Write Soon I will Send 

you my Sisters Letter in this 


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Pittsburg Landing [illegible] May 8th 1862 

                                                         Dear wife 

I again take my pen to write you a 

few lines, I received your letter yesterday 

morning dated April 28th which found 

me well and I was verry glad to hear that 

you was in good health; you dont know  

how glad I was to Receive a letter from 

you for; that was the first one that I have 

Rec,d in answer to any letter that I have wrote 

to you Since I have been here I have wrote 

four letters to you before this one Since the 

Battle [illegible] We are now about 12 miles from 

[crossed out] Pittsburg landing and about 8 miles 

from Corinth we have been moveing up 

Slowly for nearly 2 [?] weeks we have moved 

five times So we are now within five  

or six miles from the Enemies fortifications 

we have two lines of Breast works thrown 

up this side of the Enemies works 
you wanted to know if I had any 

money and that you would Send me Some 

if I was out I am mutch obliged to 

to you for your offer but I Shall not need 

it I have. 2.50. left yet and we are musterd 

for pay again and I supose [crossed out] we will 

get paid off again in a few days then I shall 

have nearly fifty Dollars. more than I Shall 

need here I will tell you all the news 

about the Boys that that I know of; Henry 

Clery is taken Prisoner Said to be wounded 

in the arm will Cleary is not hurt, we 

heard from our prisoners yesterday morning 

they are in Memphis all well; Capt, Layne [?] 

is there; they will perhaps be Exchanged back 

before a great while Alvin Caulkins 

Walt and Ike odell are all Safe: Burdette 

Fletcher has been Sent to the hospital he had 

not been able for duty Since he had the 

Measels in Milwaukee I think he will 

be discharged E. Forsyth has been quite 

Sick for Some time but is gainy [?] Slowly
Robert Mc is not able for duty yet 

on account of his eyes though they Still gaining 

I got a letter from my Sister in Ills a 

few days ago they was all well She wanted 

me to let her Know where to write to you 

I wrote her your Directions [crossed out] I Supose  

if She writes to you that you will Answer it 

When you write to her Direct to Elisabeth 

    Ditto Keithsburg Mercer Co Illinois 

I have found Several of my old acquaintance 

in the army from Ill. together with two of 

my cousins; this Ink is So thick that I 

can hardly write with it and I have to Set 

on the ground and write of my knee; 

I am mutch obiged to you for sending me this 

paper and Stamp though I have managed to 

get Stamps and paper Enough So far but 

         you 

the first letter I wrote ^ I was out of paper 

and used Some leaves out of a book that 

I picked up you wanted to know if I lost 

my clothes and things the Sesech got my over 

Coat Knapsack haver Sack Canteen 
                                       n 

and my quilt and Bla^ket; but after the 

Battle I made it all good again for there was 

all kinds of Equipage left Scattered on the 

Battle field Mr Burnett is not verry tough 

yet his two cousins Jim & Frank are at 

home on a furlough I don't know whether  

they are comeing Back or not they are Both 

in the 30th Ills. the Reg,t is here; if you was 

only here a week and See the Soldiers in Every 

Direction you would think there was no men 

left in the world at all; we are Expecting 

Every day to have another fight with the Rebels 

I hope we will clear them out and get Back 

further north before the hot months come 

Perhaps if I was at home I might Joke [?] 

you a little about that furlough; But I do 

not feel Bad about it only I would like to 

be at home with you; I hope I Shall be before 

fall; you must take care of yourself the Best 

       		                         times 

you can, and take [crossed out] Easy So Good 

Bye for this time	Thos. J. Davis 

     Lucinda M. Davis