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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863

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canoes and reported no Rebs on the Island, but 4 Acres of good growing corn 4 or 500 bushels of Old corn. Several hundred bushels of wheat, 150 hogs, 4 large Steers, 1000 bushels of growing potatoes 1000 lbs of Bacon and hundred of chickens. Well we had fried ham and chicken and Patatoes for dinner and while eating it Some of Wilders men come along and found where we had been and way they went and Some of them Swam their horses to the Island and by the next moring they had a flat Boat ready and ware removeing evrything off. But one thing certain Co "I" will not be on Short rations of meat for some days yet. The relief comeing out I returned to Camp last night at 9 oclock and found that Our baggage had come up, and now I have plenty of writing material. On the 28th of Aug I managed to get 7 sheets of paper and out of them Seven I managed to get up 14 letters on the Subject of the nominations and sent then to different ones in the Camp. But whether they will do any good or not remains to be seen. And I will not be surprised if I am defeated but Still I hope for the best. The three days that I was on picket was precious days to me as I wanted to write Several letters in that time but I could not, and now it is too late as they would not reach their destinations in time to do any good. I wrote on to Henry Husted today but whether it will reach him in time to any good is doubtful. Therefore I have done all I can in the matter but how hard my friends have worked or what they have done I am unable to say as I get different reports. Some Say they are Working hard and faithful while others say that they are doing compareatively nothing. But in all probability the matter will be decided before this reaches you, therefore I will drop the subject. As near as I can learn the most of our Army is now on the other Side or crossing the Tennessee River and I guess, that if there is any battle fought at Chattanooga it will be by advances made from the Opposite side of the town from where we are now situated and I do not think Our Brigade will be engaged in it at all, only to guard the river, but then I may be mistaken. I hope I am not.
The weather is quite pleasant and cool nearly all the time as there is a breeze all the time blowing, and sometimes at night it is too cold for cumfort unless one is well supplied with blankets. But in the Valleys it is quite warm. On the afternoon of the 16th of Aug, it rained on us very hard but since that time we have had no rain. Consequently the water is becomeing quite Scarce here and it is reported that we will remove to the Valley today where water is quite plenty.
I received a letter from Cap. McKinney about 10 days since. He is in the last Stages of Consumption and I do not think he will last long.
James A. Dalzell has again rejoined the Company. He was reprieved by Gen Rosecrans and ordered back to duty and he had not been back 24 hours before he was in the guard house. I wish they had Shot him rather than Sent him back here. Jeff Wolfe is Still at Murfreesboro,

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canoes and reported no Rebs on the Island, but 4 Acres of good growing corn 4 or 500 bushels of Old corn. Several hundred bushels of wheat, 150 hogs, 4 large Steers, 1000 bushels of growing potatoes 1000 lbs of Bacon and hundred of chickens. Well we had fried ham and chicken and Patatoes for dinner and while eating it Some of Wilders men come along and found where we had been and way they went and Some of them Swam their horses to the Island and by the next moring they had a flat Boat ready and ware removeing evrything off. But one thing certain Co "I" will not be on Short rations of meat for some days yet. The relief comeing out I returned to Camp last night at 9 oclock and found that Our baggage had come up, and now I have plenty of writing material. On the 28th of Aug I managed to get 7 sheets of paper and out of them Seven I managed to get up 14 letters on the Subject of the nominations and sent then to different ones in the Camp. But whether they will do any good or not remains to be seen. And I will not be surprised if I am defeated but Still I hope for the best. The three days that I was on picket was precious days to me as I wanted to write Several letters in that time but I could not, and now it is too late as they would not reach their destinations in time to do any good. I wrote on to Henry Husted today but whether it will reach him in time to any good is doubtful. Therefore I have done all I can in the matter but how hard my friends have worked or what they have done I am unable to say as I get different reports. Some Say they are Working hard and faithful while others say that they are doing compareatively nothing. But in all probability the matter will be decided before this reaches you, therefore I will drop the subject. As near as I can learn the most of our Army is now on the other Side or crossing the Tennessee River and I guess, that if there is any battle fought at Chattanooga it will be by advances made from the Opposite side of the town from where we are now situated and I do not think Our Brigade will be engaged in it at all, only to guard the river, but then I may be mistaken. I hope I am not. The weather is quite pleasant and cool nearly all the time as there is a breeze all the time blowing, and sometimes at night it is too cold for cumfort unless one is well supplied with blankets. But in the Valleys it is quite warm. On the afternoon of the 16th of Aug, it rained on us very hard but since that time we have had no rain. Consequently the water is becomeing quite Scarce here and it is reported that we will remove to the Valley today where water is quite plenty. I received a letter from Cap. McKinney about 10 days since. He is in the last Stages of Consumption and I do not think he will last long. James A. Dalzell has again rejoined the Company. He was reprieved by Gen Rosecrans and ordered back to duty and he had not been back 24 hours before he was in the guard house. I wish they had Shot him rather than Sent him back here. Jeff Wolfe is Still at Murfreesboro,