DIY History | Transcribe | Civil War Diaries and Letters | Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862

Transcribe
Translate

29_1862-01-31-Page 03

our money has run out we will have to depend on our friends for the extras. As to the common fixings we get plenty of that at the Comisarys at all times, and I guess there is no danger of starving yet awhile at least. Things now begin to look as though we would spend the balance of the winter here as we are constantly improveing our camp grounds. 10 or 12 days since we ware ordered to be ready to march at minutes warning and some have been ever since, but no go yet, and as I said things begin to look as though we might stay for some time yet, then again we may be gone before tomorrow night as no one knows but Gen Buel or Nelson and they wont tell. There was a man accidentally killed here yesterday by the falling of a tree. He belonged to the German Cavalry which are encamped a few rods from us. He was lying in his tent while some of his comrads ware chopping down a tree which stood near which fell the contrary way from what was expected it would, and fell on the tent and struck him on the head and broke his skull he live a few hours. I am Sorry Mrs. Nixon did not get to come out to the camp to see her boys, as no doubt it greived her verry much. There is one thing I wish could be Stopped and that is so many camp Stories being written home by the boys from here. I do not know who writes them but you get a great deal of news from here of things that never takes place and is often the cause a great amount of anxiety, and unhappyness. Now the news that Andy Nixon was to be shot, no doubt caused his parents much unhappyness, and all there was of it was this. While he was on guard one night and during the time he was off of duty himself with all the rest of his relief ware lying in the guard tent asleep, and Gen Nelson come along in the night making what is called the grand rounds, and as usual in such cases, the guards ware all called out so that the general could see that they ware all there, and Andy was waked up with the rest but being quite sleepy instead of getting up he turned over and to sleep again, and did not answer to his name. The General asked where he was and being told that he had failed to get up, he ordered a charge to be brought against him, and he was kept under arrest for 4 or 5 days and then sent to his guarters again and that was all there was of it. And that is about as much as any of the camps amount to which I hear of being circulated at home, when you come to get the straight of it. I hear that Hat Hughes has gone to her

Saving...

our money has run out we will have to depend on our friends for the extras. As to the common fixings we get plenty of that at the Comisarys at all times, and I guess there is no danger of starving yet awhile at least. Things now begin to look as though we would spend the balance of the winter here as we are constantly improveing our camp grounds. 10 or 12 days since we ware ordered to be ready to march at minutes warning and some have been ever since, but no go yet, and as I said things begin to look as though we might stay for some time yet, then again we may be gone before tomorrow night as no one knows but Gen Buel or Nelson and they wont tell. There was a man accidentally killed here yesterday by the falling of a tree. He belonged to the German Cavalry which are encamped a few rods from us. He was lying in his tent while some of his comrads ware chopping down a tree which stood near which fell the contrary way from what was expected it would, and fell on the tent and struck him on the head and broke his skull he live a few hours. I am Sorry Mrs. Nixon did not get to come out to the camp to see her boys, as no doubt it greived her verry much. There is one thing I wish could be Stopped and that is so many camp Stories being written home by the boys from here. I do not know who writes them but you get a great deal of news from here of things that never takes place and is often the cause a great amount of anxiety, and unhappyness. Now the news that Andy Nixon was to be shot, no doubt caused his parents much unhappyness, and all there was of it was this. While he was on guard one night and during the time he was off of duty himself with all the rest of his relief ware lying in the guard tent asleep, and Gen Nelson come along in the night making what is called the grand rounds, and as usual in such cases, the guards ware all called out so that the general could see that they ware all there, and Andy was waked up with the rest but being quite sleepy instead of getting up he turned over and to sleep again, and did not answer to his name. The General asked where he was and being told that he had failed to get up, he ordered a charge to be brought against him, and he was kept under arrest for 4 or 5 days and then sent to his guarters again and that was all there was of it. And that is about as much as any of the camps amount to which I hear of being circulated at home, when you come to get the straight of it. I hear that Hat Hughes has gone to her