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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
05_1862-03-25-Page 01
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(along left side) - ing to have mush and milk minus the milk. I bought 2 lbs of butter yesterday, for which I paid 46 cts per lb for and the Irish butter we used to get at the store would be good by the side of what I got. We have sweet potatoes evry few days. They appear to keep as well in this climate as other potatoes Well I must quit for breakfast is ready. We have some excellent fried ham for breakfas. Andy Camp near Nashville, Tenn March 25th, 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis My dear wife After silence of several days I will again endeaver to let you know of my whereabouts and my good health. You see by the heading of this that we are still at Nashville, but I presume that before you receive this that we will be on the march Still further into the sunny South as every indication now looks like an early march of our brigade. My reasons for not writing before this is the verry irregular and uncertain mail facilities between here and the North since the capture and destruction of the only Locomotive and train of Cars between this point and Bowling Green, of which you no doubt have heard of through the papers before this time. if not I will say that there is a notorious character in this section of the country by the name of Morgan who is at the head of a company of desperadoes which is known as Morgan's Cavalry, who are a terror to both friend and foe as they wage a deadly warfare on the Union troops and levy heavy contributions on the Secesch as they pillage and appropriate evrything they find that suits them regardless of who it belongs to. There was but one Locomotive on this side of Barron River, and some where between this and Bowling Green he in company with his gang, stoped the train, killed the conductor and blew up the engine, and then made good his retreat before he could be captured by our forces. Therefore all communication on that line is for the present suspended until another engine can be brought over the river which is a very hard job. There was on the train coming through a paymaster and Quartermaster haveing in their possession one hundred and fifty thosand dollars. When they arrived at one of the small
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(along left side) - ing to have mush and milk minus the milk. I bought 2 lbs of butter yesterday, for which I paid 46 cts per lb for and the Irish butter we used to get at the store would be good by the side of what I got. We have sweet potatoes evry few days. They appear to keep as well in this climate as other potatoes Well I must quit for breakfast is ready. We have some excellent fried ham for breakfas. Andy Camp near Nashville, Tenn March 25th, 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis My dear wife After silence of several days I will again endeaver to let you know of my whereabouts and my good health. You see by the heading of this that we are still at Nashville, but I presume that before you receive this that we will be on the march Still further into the sunny South as every indication now looks like an early march of our brigade. My reasons for not writing before this is the verry irregular and uncertain mail facilities between here and the North since the capture and destruction of the only Locomotive and train of Cars between this point and Bowling Green, of which you no doubt have heard of through the papers before this time. if not I will say that there is a notorious character in this section of the country by the name of Morgan who is at the head of a company of desperadoes which is known as Morgan's Cavalry, who are a terror to both friend and foe as they wage a deadly warfare on the Union troops and levy heavy contributions on the Secesch as they pillage and appropriate evrything they find that suits them regardless of who it belongs to. There was but one Locomotive on this side of Barron River, and some where between this and Bowling Green he in company with his gang, stoped the train, killed the conductor and blew up the engine, and then made good his retreat before he could be captured by our forces. Therefore all communication on that line is for the present suspended until another engine can be brought over the river which is a very hard job. There was on the train coming through a paymaster and Quartermaster haveing in their possession one hundred and fifty thosand dollars. When they arrived at one of the small
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