Co - C 18th Regt Wis: Vols 

     Vicksburgh Miss Aug 27th 1863 

                                     Dear Lucinda 

I Recd your letter to day dated Aug 12th and was 

verry glad to hear from you again and to hear that 

you was well I have not been verry well for some 

time I have been a little a fraid of getting the Ague 

or Billious fevers but I have commenced taking 

quinine and I think I will Drive it away 

Thos Decker came to camp that Evening after 

I mailed my last letter to you he Brought me 

your likeness your Likness looked quite natural 

though you do not look so fleshy as you did when 

I left home [crossed out] [but] I don't hardly know whether Silvie 

looks natural or not but She was so fat that 

the picture Machine could not get to her Eyes 

Though I think it is a first rate picture for a 

Small child; Ben Alisons Wife and Tom Deckers 

Wife come down with Tom; they are here now they will 

Start for home again in a day or two; Bens Wife 

come down to try to take Ben home with her he has 

been Sick for some time but I guess he will not go 

now. Tom Decker was verry foolish for Bringing 

his wife down here and She was certainly foolish 

for wanting to come It is a verry poor place to Bring 

Respectable Women to visit unless they have Special 

business and Besides it is verry Expensive 

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Tom Deckers Expe^ces going home and coming back 

and Bringing his wife Down here and sending her 

back; will cost him more money than he has saved 

in the last year; To Say Nothing of a Small 

amount (but I dont know how mutch) of Reputation for 

his Wife; by Bringing her in Such Company 

The wether is not quite So warm ast it has 

been and I hope that the hot wether is 

     pretty well passed 
                          Aug 28th 

Well Lucinda it was late yesterday Evening 

when I commenced this letter So I will finish 

this morning Before I go on guard Old Mr 

Moody and a Dutchman of our company Started 

home on a Sick furlough yesterday morning  

[illegible] H. Cleary is not Able to be Sent North yet 

Nearly half of our Regt are Sick or more or less 

unwell at this time; Liut.. Carter has the Inter 

mittent fever the principal diseases are 

fever and [crossed out] [Aug] Ague Billious and Intermittent 

fever; and Chronic Diarrhea but I hope the 

wether will soon get so that our soldiers will 

grow more healthy; there is now quite a number 

of Convalesent Soldiers being sent home on 

Sick furloughs; William Cox of our Co 

Started home on furlough two days ago 

he and Tom Decker is the only ones that 

has got furloughs yet; I cant tell you anything 

about when I can or Shall get a furlough to 

go home only one furlough a month makes 

verry slow work towards getting around 

I hope [crossed out] [I] we will be able to get a final furlough 

before another summer comes round 

     Well I will have to go in guard in a few 

minutes So I will have to close 

     Write soon and often 

                                 I Remain yours as. Ever 

                                       Thos J Davis 

     Lucinda M Davis