Co; C 18th Reg; Wis; Vols 

Vicksburg Miss July 13th 1863 

                          Dear Lucinda 

I will while away a few Leisure 

minutes this afternoon in writing 

a Short Epistle to you in answer 

to your letter dated July 1st which I 

Recd last night; I was glad to hear 

that you was well I am as well as 

usual we had a nice Shower of rain 

last night and the wether is cool 

and cloudy to day we have got our 

tents again last night was the first 

time we slept in them since the 26th 

of April though we have not suffered 

for the want of them Robert got a letter 

from his wife last night dated the 

28th of June for three or four weeks 

past your letters have come ahead of 

Mrs Mcs but before that hers were 

generally several days ahead of yours 

All the Paroled Rebel Prisoners were 

passed throurgh our lines yesterday 
and [illegible] day before the whole number 

of prisoners that we took here was 

31,800 So our officers say; they made  

quite a long string at any rate 

this is Sesesh paper it is not verry 

good but Still I can write on it so 

it can be read if you [illegible] do not under 

take to read too [illegible] Rapidly I bought 

ten quire of a Sesesh prisoner for a dollar 

articles are verry dear among the con 

federates I will give you some of their 

prices as their soldiers tell me __________ 

Such paper as this 2.50 to $3. Dolls 

per quire Army Butternut pants 

$9,common Stoga Shoes $8,Dollars 

common watches $50 to 60 Dollars; worth 

from ten to twelve Dollars in the North 

                                                    Sign 

I Saw a Sesesh Barbers Shop ^ here 

in town which Read; Shaving 50, cts 

Shampooning $1,00 Hair cutting $100 

; a Soldier told me that Before 

vicksburg Surrendered he paid $5,00 

for a Beefs Liver 
but the Others are common prices 

Corn is worth from two to four Dolla 

per Bushel Wheat four to Six 

Coffee and Tea is Scarcely known 

in the confederacy; and many other 

Articles that we use in the North are 

not to be had in Dixie Several Soldiers 

told me that they never Saw any white 

Beans until they saw them in our camp 

I have Several letters to answer 

to day So I have not time to write 

you a long letter to day; I will 

Send you a letter from Elisabeth 

She promised to write to you last 

Summer but has neglected it; and 

I give her fits for lying so mutch 

about it ; I saw Levi Noble yester 

day he Said Jabe was sent North 

   the day before he Said Jabe was 

getting well verry Rapidly befor he 

Started he will perhaps go to 

Memphis until he is thouroughly 

     Recruited up
                         Fosters Battery has gone 

out on Black River Alvin 

Caukins leg is about well again 

it is not healed up but he is not 

lame    I will close for this time 

     Write often and give the news 

     Direct your letter to Vicksburg 

     I Remain Yours Ever Truly Faithful 

                                         Thos. Jeff. Davis 

    Lucie. M. Davis 

 

I woud like verry mutch to have 

your likeness if you can get it 

taken conveniently 

I think I Shall get mine 

taken again Shortly 

                                   T.J. Davis