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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
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and so on to this place which we reached day before yesterday (Saturday) eveing making the distance from Wildcat 80 miles in 4 days and 2 hours and most of the way (as it usually has been of late) on Short rations. It is said that the cause of our being on Short grub for the last few days is that Morgan made a dash on one of our provision trains Somewhere in the neighborhood of Bardstown and captured 100 loaded wagons and 50 empty ones all of which he destroyed and parolled the drivers and got away. There is a large train arriving here now from Lebanon loaded with provision & clothing and it is also understoon that our baggage which we left at Bowlingreen is along and will be here today. And also it is said that our mail is along and I hope it is as we are anctious to hear from home, and I no doubt will get one or more letters when it does come. When I last wrote I stated that I had ordered my trunk home. I do not know whether the order reached Louisville before the baggage was started from there or not. if not then I will get it perhaps today but if it comes here and I can get my trunk taken back I will Send it home but if I meet with no chance then I will have to throw it away. The weather has been very clear and nice with frosty nights fome 2 or 3 weeks until Saturday evening last it commenced raining about one hour before we got into camp and by dark it had become cold enough to Snow. Of course we had no tents So we commenced building Shanties out of rails and brush and Sometimes using our Oil cloths for roofing and while some ware at that others ware carrying logs and rails and building large fires. It continued to snow all night and by moring the Snow was 6 inches deep but nevertheless the boys did not Suffer much owing to their fires and Shanties. Many of them left their blankets and overcoats behind with the baggage and they are often badly put to to keep comfortable, but it is surpriseing to See the various ways that men will resort to to keep from Suffering either with cold or hunger, and many a poor
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and so on to this place which we reached day before yesterday (Saturday) eveing making the distance from Wildcat 80 miles in 4 days and 2 hours and most of the way (as it usually has been of late) on Short rations. It is said that the cause of our being on Short grub for the last few days is that Morgan made a dash on one of our provision trains Somewhere in the neighborhood of Bardstown and captured 100 loaded wagons and 50 empty ones all of which he destroyed and parolled the drivers and got away. There is a large train arriving here now from Lebanon loaded with provision & clothing and it is also understoon that our baggage which we left at Bowlingreen is along and will be here today. And also it is said that our mail is along and I hope it is as we are anctious to hear from home, and I no doubt will get one or more letters when it does come. When I last wrote I stated that I had ordered my trunk home. I do not know whether the order reached Louisville before the baggage was started from there or not. if not then I will get it perhaps today but if it comes here and I can get my trunk taken back I will Send it home but if I meet with no chance then I will have to throw it away. The weather has been very clear and nice with frosty nights fome 2 or 3 weeks until Saturday evening last it commenced raining about one hour before we got into camp and by dark it had become cold enough to Snow. Of course we had no tents So we commenced building Shanties out of rails and brush and Sometimes using our Oil cloths for roofing and while some ware at that others ware carrying logs and rails and building large fires. It continued to snow all night and by moring the Snow was 6 inches deep but nevertheless the boys did not Suffer much owing to their fires and Shanties. Many of them left their blankets and overcoats behind with the baggage and they are often badly put to to keep comfortable, but it is surpriseing to See the various ways that men will resort to to keep from Suffering either with cold or hunger, and many a poor
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