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04_1862-01-03

Friday morning Jan 3rd It is Sleeting this morning but no doubt it is Snowing with you. 
Lieut McKinney is going home on a 15 days furlough to recruit his health so that I will be kept more busy than usual while he is gone.  Just after I had finished writing last night and pulled off my boots prepareing to go to bed, one of the guards accidentally discharged his gun, and immediately all the drums in camp commenced beating the long roll so there was no help for it, but we must all turn out for that is the orders of the camp for one gun to be an alarm and our Cap was on duty so I had to take charge of the Company, and the Reg. formed and paraded in the mud and rain for about 1/2 an hour and then dismissed which made the boys curse both loud and deep. This is the 3rd time in the last 8 days that we have been called out on false alarms. and the men are getting tired of it for they Know that there is no danger within 20 miles of here.  I see no prospect of a move from here soon and I would not be surprised if we should remain here nearly all winter. Tell Henry I will write to him on sunday next.  I have looked for a letter from Sister Nancy for some time but have got none yet.  Pay Dr.Fosdick whenever you have the money to spare.  Where is Marks Post office as I want to write him a letter,  I shall write a letter to some of your Fathers folks some day soon  Tell the children that if they got the letter I wrote them on Christmas they must answer it and tell what Santa Claus brought them.  I understand Sam Miner is in Liberty now he owes me for his share of the provision that we used while at Elkwater and also for a cot.  I will send you the account the next time I write and see if he will pay it.  No more for the sheet is full and it is mail time. Your affectionate husband 
A. F. Davis

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Friday morning Jan 3rd It is Sleeting this morning but no doubt it is Snowing with you. Lieut McKinney is going home on a 15 days furlough to recruit his health so that I will be kept more busy than usual while he is gone. Just after I had finished writing last night and pulled off my boots prepareing to go to bed, one of the guards accidentally discharged his gun, and immediately all the drums in camp commenced beating the long roll so there was no help for it, but we must all turn out for that is the orders of the camp for one gun to be an alarm and our Cap was on duty so I had to take charge of the Company, and the Reg. formed and paraded in the mud and rain for about 1/2 an hour and then dismissed which made the boys curse both loud and deep. This is the 3rd time in the last 8 days that we have been called out on false alarms. and the men are getting tired of it for they Know that there is no danger within 20 miles of here. I see no prospect of a move from here soon and I would not be surprised if we should remain here nearly all winter. Tell Henry I will write to him on sunday next. I have looked for a letter from Sister Nancy for some time but have got none yet. Pay Dr.Fosdick whenever you have the money to spare. Where is Marks Post office as I want to write him a letter, I shall write a letter to some of your Fathers folks some day soon Tell the children that if they got the letter I wrote them on Christmas they must answer it and tell what Santa Claus brought them. I understand Sam Miner is in Liberty now he owes me for his share of the provision that we used while at Elkwater and also for a cot. I will send you the account the next time I write and see if he will pay it. No more for the sheet is full and it is mail time. Your affectionate husband A. F. Davis