1862) 

                                                         8th 

   Near Corinth Misisippi June 

   Dear wife 

I again take pen in hand to [crossed out] [o] write to 

you once more I am as well as usual and 

I hope this will find you in good health 

I Rec,d your letter last night, dated May 

25th & 26th and was verry glad to hear from 

you again, and to hear that you was well 

we have moved about five miles Since I 

last wrote to you we are about one and a 

half miles South of Corinth on the Jackson 

Road I dont know how long we will Remain 

here we may Stay near Corinth 2 months 

and again we may not Stay a week, Corinth 

is quite a pleasant looking Village but the 

most of the Houses are Built in an old 

fashined Style, the town is nearly entirely 

Deserted by its inhabitants and the 

Buildings are used for Hospital purposes 

by our forces the; Rebels Destroyed quite 
A quantity of their Commissary Supplies and 

and Supply wagons and Several Buildings 

before leaving Corinth, Rebel Tents and 

Camp Kettles and Barrels of Beef & Beans 

were Broken open and Scattered over the ground 

in large quantities I Supose they left here 

in Some what of a hurry and did not have 

Transportation to carry all their [?] traps [?] away 

there is two Rail Roads here the Memphis 

and Charleston and the Mobile & Columbus 

they Cros each other here at Corinth; a little 

over a week ago we could distinctly hear the 

Cars hooting; as they were Running under 

the control and and for the use of the Rebel 

army; But now we have possession of the 

Roads and have Captured Some Cars which 

our forces are Running on the Roads But I 

do not know how far Each way the Roads 

are in order to Run; The [crossed out] [illegible] whistling 

of the cars Seems to have a differant 

Sound Since they are under the control 

of Yankee Interprise. Sutlers and 
                         Huxters Carry on quite a Business 

here in the army and at an Enormous 

profit I will give you a list of the prices of Some 

articles that are Sold here Soda crackers, 25  

cts. per. lb, Cheese .30. Butter .50. Eggs 30 per Doz 

lemons & oranges 15 cts Each pickles 1.00 per Bottle 

worth 25 cts Retail in LaCrose though I am 

happy to Say that I do not have occasion to 

patronise these Swindling Institutions 

to mutch Extent, I Read that letter that 

Mary Sent; to Isaac Odell he Said he was 

going to write a letter to day Walter is back 

behind in the hospital quite Sick I have 

not Seen him for four days Ike has not got 

well yet he has been quite puny for Several 

weeks I will Send the letter to Walt as 

Soon as I have a chance perhaps to day 

I think the boys Stand this climate now 

better then they did a month ago But there 

is considerable Sickness in the army now 

a great many are too Careless about 

taking care of their health 
I could be Sick Enough to go to the 

Hospital in a week if I Should try but 

I take care of my health I am Temperate 

both in Eating and drinking; Especially Drink 

ing from the fact that Whiskey [crossed out] [illegible] is worth 

a Dollar and a half per. qt., done up in Bottles 

and I am Sorry to Say that large num 

bers buy it at that price; but I never Seen 

So many men togeather where so few get 

drunk Alvin Caulkins & Bill Cleary both 

got a letter last night Robert Mc got 

a letter from his Duck also; Alvin is 

Still tough and Rugged Bill Cleary has 

got the yellow Jaunders though he is not 

mutch Sick Ed Crandall has been 

on the Sick list for about a week but 

he is able for duty again now; 

the paper and Stamp you Sent come verry 

acceptable as I am out of Stamps and cant get 

any for love or money. I am going to write 

write a half Sheet to Mary Caulkins you can 

hand it to her                                T. J. Davis 

                       To Lucinda, M. Davis