Co. C. 18th, Regt. Wis Vol 
 
     Glendale Miss Oct 15th 1863 
 
I Sit down this morning to write 
you a few lines [crossed out] [to] in order to let you 
Know that I am Still here and my  
health is about as usual; of late, 
I have not Rec,d any letter from you 
Since I last wrote and will probably 
not get another one from you for two 
or three days; as [crossed out] [the] it has only been  
about three days Since I wrote and 
your last letter was wrote on the 28th 
and mailed on the 30th of last month 
We are Still at Glendale doing picket 
duty there is Some talk that we will 
go back again towards memphis 
to Strengthen the guards on the Rail 
   the 
Road; as ^ Rebels persist in making 
Raids on Trains and Tearing up the  
Track Occasionally; a little fight 
occured at Collierville 15 miles this 
Side of Memphis last Sunday 
the Rebels undertook to Intercept 
as they thought a passenger Train 
but it happened to be loaded with Soldiers 
and Gen Sherman was also with them 
Sherman got the men out in line of 
Battle and a Sharp fight Ensued for 
Several hours which Resulted in in the 
Repulse of the Rebels and and the capture 
Some prisoners; The wether [crossed out] [is] Still 
continues cool with considerable for Seve 
eral days past and things [crossed out] [g] generally 
begin to have the appearance of real fall 
wether; frosts and cold nights are becoming 
frequent; the 25th of Oct last year we had quite 
a little Snow storm at Corinth; but we have 
no indication of Such an Event yet this 
fall; there is no news to write to day 
I have not had any letters from any body 
Since I Rec,d yours; nor have we had any 
mail Since we will perhaps get mail to 
day; We Shall Expect to hear Stirring news 
from Rosencrans army Soon; the Rebels 
have a large force collected in front 
of him and will probably try to Drive him 
out of Chattanooga; But the Rebels cannot 
Keep their forces away from other 
 
Escential points long Enough to Stand 
Old Rosey mutch of a Siege; 
   I wrote to you before that we would probably  
get paid in a few days; but we have not been 
paid yet and probably we will not be paid 
until after we move from here or at least 
So Says Report; it Seems mutch more 
lonesome out here on the Rail road than it 
did when we was here last year. I dont 
 Know why it seems so unless; we have 
been so long with a large Army 
I think we will Remain on this Rail Road 
the coming winter unless we are sent back 
to Vicksburg in case we Should be needed 
there which is not unlikely though not verry 
probably; I have not had a letter from 
Jabe Since he left Vicksburg probably he has 
more letters of Interest to write Some  
when he feels like writing I guess he is  
not mutch of a hand to write anyway 
I hope he may get a furlough and go 
home before he has to come back to his 
     Battery; the Battery is now at  
New Orleans and will perhaps Remain 
a long time as they have 30 [illegible] Guns 
which are not Easily moved on a march 
Well I guess I have nothing more to 
write this morning I will close until 
I hear from you 
I Remain your Husband and 
Lover as usual: Write Soon 
   Thomas .J. Davis 
 Lucinda M. Davis