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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863

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opinion of many that they are getting away from here but I see their camp fires are as thick as usual on this side of Missionary ridge, So that I think they are Still there in large numbers.  All the wounded who ware able have been sent north to Stephenson & Nashville So that our Hospitals are not so crowded as they ware a few days since.  I went on a visiting round on Sunday last and in my rounds I saw Newt Conklin and Mr Keelor and Ben Gage.  Ben was quite Sick and I think taking the fever.  I went to the Hospital to See Cousin John M. Davis but he had been sent to Stephenson that morning.  He is Severely wounded in the calf of the leg but not so as to endanger either the loss of life or limb as it is only in the flesh  Mrs. Nixons eldest Son John A. Putnam has his right Arm broken below the elbo and is in some danger of looseing the Arm, but Still some hope to the contrary  Our Regt. is Still guarding the bridges.  The heavy rains of the 1st caused the river to rise so that it broke one of them but the other still Stands and the water is now falling so that the danger is past. We have a new pontoon bridge nearly completed which the rise in the river will not effect.  I had charge of 100 men of Our Regt. working on it all day yesterday and until 12 oclock last night, when we had

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opinion of many that they are getting away from here but I see their camp fires are as thick as usual on this side of Missionary ridge, So that I think they are Still there in large numbers. All the wounded who ware able have been sent north to Stephenson & Nashville So that our Hospitals are not so crowded as they ware a few days since. I went on a visiting round on Sunday last and in my rounds I saw Newt Conklin and Mr Keelor and Ben Gage. Ben was quite Sick and I think taking the fever. I went to the Hospital to See Cousin John M. Davis but he had been sent to Stephenson that morning. He is Severely wounded in the calf of the leg but not so as to endanger either the loss of life or limb as it is only in the flesh Mrs. Nixons eldest Son John A. Putnam has his right Arm broken below the elbo and is in some danger of looseing the Arm, but Still some hope to the contrary Our Regt. is Still guarding the bridges. The heavy rains of the 1st caused the river to rise so that it broke one of them but the other still Stands and the water is now falling so that the danger is past. We have a new pontoon bridge nearly completed which the rise in the river will not effect. I had charge of 100 men of Our Regt. working on it all day yesterday and until 12 oclock last night, when we had