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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
03_1862-07-24-Page 03
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forahs on orchards pig pens and hen roosts enough to make up the deficiency. We remained at Shelbyville until Friday afternoon and then come to this place 8 miles. We are situated on the Nashville and Chatanooga R.R. 55 miles from Nashville at a Small place called Wartrace. Our buisness is appears to be to guard the R.R. and watch the Guerrilla bands which infest the country. We are entirely cut off from all communication by mail and have had neither letter or paper since we left Alabama Day before yesterday we expected a train through from Nashville as Nelson had reoccupied Murpheysborough and rebuilt the R.R. Bridge which the rebs. had destroyed at that place but the night before they succeeded in eluding Nelsons vigilance and getting between him and Nashville and
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forahs on orchards pig pens and hen roosts enough to make up the deficiency. We remained at Shelbyville until Friday afternoon and then come to this place 8 miles. We are situated on the Nashville and Chatanooga R.R. 55 miles from Nashville at a Small place called Wartrace. Our buisness is appears to be to guard the R.R. and watch the Guerrilla bands which infest the country. We are entirely cut off from all communication by mail and have had neither letter or paper since we left Alabama Day before yesterday we expected a train through from Nashville as Nelson had reoccupied Murpheysborough and rebuilt the R.R. Bridge which the rebs. had destroyed at that place but the night before they succeeded in eluding Nelsons vigilance and getting between him and Nashville and
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