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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
06_1863-04-19-Page 02
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I am glad to hear that the Butternutts are beginning to Shed their hulls and I hope that by the comeing fall we will have them all cracked and the kernels picked out We have been haveing a very easy time here in our Division for a long time past as we have had no Scouting to do or anything of that kind but I guess our rest is about over for the present. On wednesday morning at 2 Oclock we ware ordered out of bed and told to get ready to march in one and a half hours, with three days rations and at the appointed time we ware ready and started and went one and a half miles and halted and remained there until last night when we come back to camp. What such a move was made for we know not but doubtless there was a cause and a reason for it We are now under orders to march tomorrow (monday) morning after breakfast with Six days rations and all the ammunition in the Division on a Secret expedition but where we are going or for what purpose I of course do not know but of one thing you may depend on and that is that you will not get any more letters from me for Six days at least but of course I will write at the earliest oportunity. There is various rumors afloat concerning the enemy but rumors are so plenty and uncertain that I place no confidence in them consequently I will not repeat them. But perhapse at the end of Six or Seven days I can be able to write something reliable I am glad to be able to say that the Rebs did not get the money belonging to the boys of Co "I" which they sent home by Cap McKinney. They only kept him about 12 hours when finding him unable to march they offered him a parole and he to save his life had to accept it as he was bleeding at the lungs badly all the time from the time he left us until monday last at which time he was at Nashville but unable to proceed home but intended to try it on tuesday morning but whether he went or not we do not know. A letter come to him here today, postmarked at his fathers Post office the 11 inst which goes to show he had not then arrived but I hope he is there before this and under the care of his friends
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I am glad to hear that the Butternutts are beginning to Shed their hulls and I hope that by the comeing fall we will have them all cracked and the kernels picked out We have been haveing a very easy time here in our Division for a long time past as we have had no Scouting to do or anything of that kind but I guess our rest is about over for the present. On wednesday morning at 2 Oclock we ware ordered out of bed and told to get ready to march in one and a half hours, with three days rations and at the appointed time we ware ready and started and went one and a half miles and halted and remained there until last night when we come back to camp. What such a move was made for we know not but doubtless there was a cause and a reason for it We are now under orders to march tomorrow (monday) morning after breakfast with Six days rations and all the ammunition in the Division on a Secret expedition but where we are going or for what purpose I of course do not know but of one thing you may depend on and that is that you will not get any more letters from me for Six days at least but of course I will write at the earliest oportunity. There is various rumors afloat concerning the enemy but rumors are so plenty and uncertain that I place no confidence in them consequently I will not repeat them. But perhapse at the end of Six or Seven days I can be able to write something reliable I am glad to be able to say that the Rebs did not get the money belonging to the boys of Co "I" which they sent home by Cap McKinney. They only kept him about 12 hours when finding him unable to march they offered him a parole and he to save his life had to accept it as he was bleeding at the lungs badly all the time from the time he left us until monday last at which time he was at Nashville but unable to proceed home but intended to try it on tuesday morning but whether he went or not we do not know. A letter come to him here today, postmarked at his fathers Post office the 11 inst which goes to show he had not then arrived but I hope he is there before this and under the care of his friends
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