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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
01_1863-07-06-Page 01
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Pelham Tenn July 6 1863 Mrs Sarah Davis My dear wife This is the first oportunity I have had to write to you Since I left you. I took passage on the Steamer Major Anderson at Cin. and landed Sometime the Same night at Louisville where I found myself on waking up on wednesday morning. I soon after started for Nashville and arrived there the same evening and laid over until thursday morning and then went forward to Murfreesboro and as soon as I arrived there I found a wagon train ready to Start to our Division and in 1/2 an hour was on the march and rejoined my Regt. on the evening of the 4th at this place which is a Small village at the foot of the Mountains 47 miles a little east of Soth from Murfreesboro and 16 mile in the same direction from Manchester. The men have had a very hard time Since leaveing Murfreesboro as it rained almost incessantly and made the roads in such miserable condition that it was impossible for to get along with the wagon trains. consequently they had to burn a very large amount of extra baggage. When Starting from Murfreesboro Our Regt left all their most valuable baggage there consequently we had nothing burned except the Officers Wall tents. Old Rosa has routed Bragg completely and ruined his Army as he captured
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Pelham Tenn July 6 1863 Mrs Sarah Davis My dear wife This is the first oportunity I have had to write to you Since I left you. I took passage on the Steamer Major Anderson at Cin. and landed Sometime the Same night at Louisville where I found myself on waking up on wednesday morning. I soon after started for Nashville and arrived there the same evening and laid over until thursday morning and then went forward to Murfreesboro and as soon as I arrived there I found a wagon train ready to Start to our Division and in 1/2 an hour was on the march and rejoined my Regt. on the evening of the 4th at this place which is a Small village at the foot of the Mountains 47 miles a little east of Soth from Murfreesboro and 16 mile in the same direction from Manchester. The men have had a very hard time Since leaveing Murfreesboro as it rained almost incessantly and made the roads in such miserable condition that it was impossible for to get along with the wagon trains. consequently they had to burn a very large amount of extra baggage. When Starting from Murfreesboro Our Regt left all their most valuable baggage there consequently we had nothing burned except the Officers Wall tents. Old Rosa has routed Bragg completely and ruined his Army as he captured
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