Co. C. 18th Regt. Wis. Vols. ______     119 
Memhis Tennessee Sept 28th 1863 
Dear Lucinda 
I Sit down this Evening to write you a few lines to 
let you Know that I am as well as usual hoping 
this may find you well I have not Rec,d any letter 
from you Since the 16th of this month. the day after we 
landed at Helena; the Reason of it is; I Supose that 
[crossed out] [we] Several of our mails went on down the river to 
Vicksburg and will have to be sent back up the river 
again before we get it; Well we are begining to get 
back towards the North again; we Started from 
Helena night before last and arrived here at Memphis 
yesterday Evening; we Remined on board of the Boat 
last night and this morning we marched out to the 
upper End of Town and camped in a nice Grove 
[crossed out] [illegible] it was Just Eight months and Seven days 
from the time we left Memphis till Returned to it 
again Memphis has been Repaired up [crossed out] [illegible] cleaned 
out considerable Since we was here last winter 
It is now quite a nice looking and Interprising 
City  It Reminded me mutch of home this morning [crossed out] [illegible] 
while marching through town as we passed a School 
House where there was about a hundred children collected 
for School; This is the first School I have seen in opera 
tion in the South  ; Co Bouck has Returned from home  
and Rejoined us here last night; he Brought us down 
a new Stand of Colors for our Regt with all the 
Battles we have been into Inscribed on them;  viz; 
the Battles of Shiloh Siege of Corinth; Inka; Corinth 
Jackson Miss; Chapion Hills and the Siege of Vicksburg 
The hot wether for the season has passed and the nights 
are getting quite cool: the has now arrived when military 
Opperations will be vigorously resumed; I look for a 
lively campaign this fall; I dont know how long we 
Shall Remain here we may stay Some time and again we 
may soon be sent to Reinforce Rosencrans at Chattanooga 
     all military Eyes are now turned with marked 
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attention to Rosencrans Army; Rosencrans has had 
a very hard fight and Suffered severely from far 
Superior Rebel numbers but from what I can 
  learn the Rebels have Suffered as bad or worse 
than our own army and now I Supose that 
Rosencrans has got a position So that he can hold the 
Rebels until he can Receive Reinforcements 
Enough to whip them out; we look anxiously 
every day for Important news from that quarter 
Gen Hurlbuts army Corps: will leave here Shortly 
for Rosencrans and Shermans Corps is arriving 
here from Vicksburg for that quarter 
Brother William was in one of Rosencrans Corps 
that was badly cut up I Shall feel very anxious 
about him until I hear from him 
the health of our Regt is improving; the badax 
Boys are all well; I wrote to you in two other 
letters that I Sent you some money from Helena 
by Express perhaps it has got through by this time 
I think it is likely that there will not be many 
many more furloughs granted again for some 
time at least I dont make any calculations 
on getting one soon; well it is getting so 
dark that I can hardly see the lines so I 
must quit for the present I will write 
again in a few days; if we Remain here 
we will get letters several quicker than 
we did from vicksburgh 
     Please write Often and give the news 
I Remain yours Truly as Ever 
     Good Night 
T.J. Davis 
L.M. Davis