Near Corinth Miss     May 22nd 1862 

Dear wife I again Endeavor to 

write you a few lines to let you know that 

I am Still in the land of the living and 

[crossed out] injoying usual health and I hope this 

may find you well I have not Rec,d but 

one letter from you in answer to letters 

that I have wrote to you Since I have been 

here that one was dated April 28th I have 

wrote to you nearly every week Since I have been 

here I want you to write often whether you 

get any Letters from me or not Robert Mc 

got a letter from his wife night before last 

and Alvin Caulkins got one from his folks 

and So did Walt Odell, but I didn,t 
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            May 24th 1862 

I Started this letter two days ag but 

I had to Stop writing to go out on picket 

and did not get back until last night 

we are within about three miles of Corinth 

Our forces are Building Breast works on 

the outside of the Rebels works I think 

our generals are trying [illegible] Breast 

works Clear around Corinth and cut off 

all their Rail Roads and then Starve them 

out or make them attack us in our own 

fortifications I that we may manage to 

trap the whole Caboodle of the here, with 

out having to follow them any further 

for I would like to be taken back farher 

north before the weather gets too hot 

           is 

there ^ a great number of the northern Soldiers 

getting Sick now Several of our company 

are in the hospittal now Walt and Ike Odell 

are both Sick but not dangerous neither of 

them in hospital Forsyth is not well 

                                                        yet 
Levi Allen is in the hospital So is 

Jim Williams and John Kingston 

William Hunter Died day before yesterday 

I think that Burnett will go home before 

long he has not been able for duty mutch 

of the time Since we have been here; we 

have not got paid off yet but I think we 

will be in a few days if I get my money I 

will Send the most of it [crossed out] home with 

Burnett if he goes and my watch. also 

I dont want you to get uneasy about me 

getting Sick for I intend to take as good 

care of myself as I can Alvin Caulkins 

Stands it first rate Better than most of 

the men, a fellow from 8th wis Reg,t 

was over here yesterday he Said Seal,s [?] 

Soninlaw Henry Allen Received a flesh 

wound in the Side a few days ago in 

Skirmish with the Rebel pickets the 

wound is not dangersous, he Said that 

the rest of the Badax boys in 8th was 

all well; I have not had a chance to visit 

                                                         them yet 
we have not heard anything from 

[illegible] our boys that was taken prisoners 

only we heard that they were all in Memphis 

where I Supose they Still Remain under 

the guardianship of Rebeld[illegible] [crossed out] the vegitation 

here now looks like midsummer in the north 

Peaches and Apples are now about half grown 

and the Orchards are well loaded with them 

I we [crossed out] only had Such Orchards in, Ills 

and Wisconsin then fruit would be 

                                      a letter 

cheap; Ed Crandall got ^ from Cal [?] 

Hagerman a few days ago he wrote to all 

the Badax boys he Said that he heard 

that we was in the fight at Pittsburg Landing 

he wanted the boys to write to him and tell 

him all about the fight I dont know as 

you can Read this I have a poor pen and 

and I have to Sit on the ground and write 

on my Knee; Nothing More this time 

But be a good Girl      Thomas J. Davis 

                                          Lucinda. M. Davis 

please to Write Often