Davis writes Lucinda informing her that he is still on board the steamboat Nightingale between Madison, Indiana and Cincinnati. He notes that if they continue all night they will reach Cincinnati by daylight even though the river is thick with ice. Davis writes that the 23rd A.C. is one day ahead of them, and that they are all going to assist the Eastern Army. Davis continues his letter the following morning on January 23 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He writes that he suspects they will next take the railroad to New York and notes that traveling this time of year is not enjoyable.
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